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Esther's Revenge at Susa - From Sennacherib to Ahasuerus (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,980
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Esther's Revenge at Susa - From Sennacherib to Ahasuerus (Hardcover): Stephanie Dalley

Esther's Revenge at Susa - From Sennacherib to Ahasuerus (Hardcover)

Stephanie Dalley

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Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria, where the widespread belief that revenge belongs to the gods explains why Assyrian kings described punitive campaigns as divine acts, leading to the mythologizing of certain historical events. Ashurbanipal's sack of Susa, led by the deities Ishtar and Marduk, underlies the Hebrew story of Esther, and that story contains traces of the cultic calendar of Ishtar-of-Nineveh. Dalley traces the way in which the long-term settlement of lost tribes' in Assyria, revealed by the fruits of excavation in Iraq and Syria, inspired a blend of pagan and Jewish traditions.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2007
First published: February 2008
Authors: Stephanie Dalley
Dimensions: 223 x 147 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-921663-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > Folklore
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
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LSN: 0-19-921663-0
Barcode: 9780199216635

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