Is God Absent or Present in the Book of Esther? An Old Problem Revisited

Kristin De Troyer, Leah Rediger Schulte

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter (peer-reviewed)

Abstract

Reviewing the different texts of the Book of Esther, it is argued that God is absent from the Hebrew text but rendered present in the Old Greek text and subsequent traditions
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Presence and Absence of God
EditorsIngolf U. Dalferth
Place of PublicationTuebingen
PublisherMohr Siebeck
Pages35-40
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)978-3-16-150205-7
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Publication series

NameReligion in Philosophy and Theology
PublisherMohr Siebeck
Number42
ISSN (Print)1616-346X

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