Esther: Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries

Name: Esther: Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries
Brand: Abingdon Press
SKU: 97924
Price: 26.28 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Linda M. Day
ISBN: 9780687497928

By: Linda M. Day

Product Description

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The Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries provide compact, critical commentaries on the books of the Old Testament for the use of theological students and pastors. The commentaries are also useful for upper-level college or university students and for those responsible for teaching in congregational settings. In addition to providing basic information and insights into the Old Testament writings, these commentaries exemplify the tasks and procedures of careful interpretation, to assist students of the Old Testament in coming to an informed and critical engagement with the biblical texts themselves.

In this commentary, Day addresses both perennial and contemporary concerns pertinent to the book of Esther. Attention is given to literary, linguistic, and thematic features of the biblical text. Day considers the book of Esther with an eye to concerns of gender and ethnicity, as well as the theological concerns raised by divine absence in the story.

Product Information

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Title: Esther: Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries
By: Linda M. Day
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 192
Vendor: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 2005

Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 (inches)
Weight: 9 ounces
ISBN: 0687497922
ISBN-13: 9780687497928
Series: Abingdon Commentaries
Stock No: WW97924

Publisher's Description

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The Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries provide compact, critical commentaries on the books of the Old Testament for the use of theological students and pastors. The commentaries are also useful for upper-level college or university students and for those responsible for teaching in congregational settings. In addition to providing basic information and insights into the Old Testament writings, these commentaries exemplify the tasks and procedures of careful interpretation, to assist students of the Old Testament in coming to an informed and critical engagement with the biblical texts themselves. In this commentary, Day addresses both perennial and contemporary concerns pertinent to the book of Esther. Attention is given to literary, linguistic, and thematic features of the biblical text. Day considers the book of Esther with an eye to concerns of gender and ethnicity, as well as the theological concerns raised by divine absence in the story.

Author Bio

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Carolyn Pressler is Harry C. Piper Professor of Biblical Interpretation at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University Theodore Hiebert is Francis A. McGaw Professor of Old Testament, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL. He was an editor and translator of the Common English Bible. A leading scholar among theological educators, he has done groundbreaking work in the study of Genesis. Princeton Seminary William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA 30030 Chaplain, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Hiram College, Hiram, OH