Book chapter
English

Instituting Through Writing: The Letters of Mordecai in Esther 9:20-28

Published inDavies, Philip R. & Römer, Thomas (Ed.), Writing the Bible: Scribes, Scribalism and Script, p. 97-107
PublisherDurham : Acumen Publishing Ltd
Collection
  • Bible World
Publication date2013
Abstract

The letters of Mordechai in Esther 9 have the effect of instituting the festival of Purim. This paper argues that the redactor of the MT Esther wrote this chapter in the context of the Hasmonean period.

Keywords
  • Bible
  • Esther
Citation (ISO format)
MACCHI, Jean-Daniel. Instituting Through Writing: The Letters of Mordecai in Esther 9:20-28. In: Writing the Bible: Scribes, Scribalism and Script. Davies, Philip R. & Römer, Thomas (Ed.). Durham : Acumen Publishing Ltd, 2013. p. 97–107. (Bible World)
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  • PID : unige:30486
ISBN978-1-84465-731-5
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