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Document Details : Title: The Greek Book of Esther Subtitle: Models of Kingship at the Crossroads of Hellenism and Judaism Author(s): SCIALABBA, Daniela Journal: Orientalia Volume: 93 Issue: 1 Date: 2024 Pages: 212-228 DOI: 10.2143/ORI.93.1.3293753 Abstract : This paper studies a hitherto neglected topic, namely the royal epithets employed in the Greek text of Esther as an expression of Hellenistic royal propaganda. This will be contrasted with the Old Testament idea of an ideal ruler. The philological approach taken in this study aims at identifying the characteristics of the royal protagonists of the book, i.e. Artaxerxes and Esther, the only royal characters who truly perform the roles of βασιλεύς and βασίλισσα in the Hellenistic world under two models: the pagan model of Artaxerxes and the Jewish one of Esther. |
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