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Violence and Divine Victory in the Book of Esther
No full textThomas Wetzel offers a new way to understand the violence and religious absence long emphasized in readings of the Hebrew version of the Esther story. By tracing the vestiges of Jewish liturgical activity described in the story as well as the story\u27s reliance on the tradition of the Divine Combat myth, the author uncovers a profound, yet intentionally hidden, religious sensibility within the story\u27s narrative world. These connections link the Esther story to the great acts of deliverance in the larger biblical tradition, but also bring into sharp focus the biblical view that Israel\u27s survival and sometimes violent deliverance remain the definitive sign of the Lord\u27s ongoing and active presence in creation. The author\u27s conclusion suggests that this understanding has profound implications for Jewish-Christian dialogue and for the future existence and practice of the two communities. https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/violence-and-divine-victory-in-the-book-of-esther-9783161606618?no_cache=1https://ecommons.luc.edu/facultybooks/1271/thumbnail.jp
Author Interview with Novelist Esther Laforce
No full textNovelist\u27s Corner:
Author Interview with novelist Esther Laforce, author of: In the Early Days of the Anthropocene (Aux premiers temps de l’Anthropocène). Ottawa, CA: Leméac Editeur, 201
The Esther Forbes Papers
No full textThe Esther Forbes Papers contain original manuscripts written by Forbes during her childhood and college years. They also contain manuscripts for The Running of the Tide, Rainbow on the Road, and Paradise. With the papers are housed bibliographic material about Esther Forbes collected by Jack Bales and published as: Esther Forbes: A Bio-Bibliography of the Author of Johnny Tremain, by The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Lanham, Md., 1998, Scarecrow Author Bibliographic Series, No. 98
Swedish Landmarks in the Delaware Valley
No full textThis is an English-language edition of Dr. Esther Chilstrom Meixner's book, "Svenska spar vid Delaware." It was published in 1960, and printed by The Chancellor Press, Inc., Bridgeport, CT. The cover shows the Kalmar Nyckel Monument in Fort Christina State Park, Wilmington, Delaware
Walter Benjamin's legacy - Esther Leslie and Stuart Jeffries
No full textTo celebrate Verso’s new edition of The Storyteller by Walter Benjamin, Esther Leslie (writer and translator of many books including The Storyteller, and Professor of Political Aesthetics at Birkbeck, London) and Stuart Jeffries (journalist and author of many books including Grand Hotel Abyss) discuss the life and legacy of Walter Benjamin. From his relationship with his peers, the other members of the Frankfurt School, and his cultural heritage, to his use of, and feelings about, technological advancements, to his approach to storytelling, writing and language more broadly, join Esther and Stuart for this fascinating and wide-ranging discussion of one of Western Marxism's most important philosophers
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Violence and the Survival of Israel in the Book of Esther
No full textThe book of Esther stands in a complex relationship to the Christian tradition. Accepted as canonical by ancient Israel, Judaism, and Christianity, the book nonetheless is known in the Church not for its powerful narrative of Jewish deliverance, but rather for the ways in which Christian interpreters have rejected the narrative as too violent and too “Jewish” to be normative in any way for Christians. Reading the Hebrew version of the Esther story preserved in the Masoretic Text, one at first notices the story’s complete lack of overt references to Israel, Torah, or even the God of Israel, suggesting to many gentiles throughout Christian history that it is not a religious narrative, but rather a story of Jewish nationalism “gone mad” in a willful excess of ethnic violence, as one interpreter has described it.
Reading the narrative with attention to the myriad of canonical allusions contained within the story, however, the interpreter will recognize that the God of Israel is indeed present in the Esther story, manifest precisely in the perduring presence of his covenantal partners, the Jews. This reading of the narrative is made apparent in the Septuagint versions of the Esther story, which display their religious sensibilities overtly. But this reading is also evident in the Masoretic Text, seen first in the victory of Esther and Mordecai over Haman. This victory both represents and embodies the Jewish victory over Amalek, the cosmic opponent whose existence throughout history has continually challenged and undermined the divine order in creation. The reader then sees that Israel is present in the Esther story in the zeraʻ hayyĕhûdîm, the seed of the Jews who (perhaps even unknowingly) enact a real and efficacious form of liturgical memory in their fasting, penitence, and military action. Despite the characters’ (and the narrative’s) religious silence, the portrayal of Jewish victory in the Esther story challenges the Church to rethink its understanding of salvation history, as well as the Church’s place in the biblical understanding of God’s covenant with Israel and the divine order of creation.Esther; violence; zeraʻ; Mordecai; Haman; Hauerwas; Amalek; Israe
[343b] Esther Morris Monument [back]
No full textEsther Morris Monument, South Pass City, Wyo. Home \u26 Office Site of Esther Hobart Morris First Woman Justice of the Peace in the World Feb. 14, 1870 Author with W. H. Bright of the First Equal Suffrage Law Dec. 10, 1870https://scholarworks.uni.edu/suffrage_images/1691/thumbnail.jp
[343a] Esther Morris Monument [front]
No full textEsther Morris Monument, South Pass City, Wyo. Home \u26 Office Site of Esther Hobart Morris First Woman Justice of the Peace in the World Feb. 14, 1870 Author with W. H. Bright of the First Equal Suffrage Law Dec. 10, 1869https://scholarworks.uni.edu/suffrage_images/1690/thumbnail.jp
Esther Irene Nelson - a Bio-Essay: Esther's Song
No full textBooklet - 'The Story - Book 7' - Biography of Esther Nelson, compiled by her niece, Nancy Vose (161 pages)Bi
Guide to the Esther LaPorta Donor Relations records
No full textEsther LaPorta collected these records during her tenure at the University of San Diego. LaPorta gathered historical records about the founding of USD to provide context during donor events. Correspondence between Bishop Charles Buddy and Mother Rosalie Hill, for example, were used to construct the narrative for the 1999 President\u27s Dinner. Correspondence between Bishop Charles Buddy and members of the Nolan family, articles and manuscripts written about the founding of the San Diego College for Women and the early history of the University of San Diego, and records pertaining to President Author Hughes are also included. Of particular significance are interview transcripts of Author and Marge Hughes. These interviews were conducted in March of 1995 as the Hughes\u27 were preparing to retire from the University.
Documents pertaining to the University of San Diego Capital Campaign, as well as artifacts used to recognize significant donors are also included in these records. Capital Campaign records include reports and evaluations of the campaign.
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To view this collection please email University Archives and Special Collections staff at [email protected]://digital.sandiego.edu/findingaidsur/1024/thumbnail.jp
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