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ISBN 10: 0199216630
ISBN 13: 9780199216635
Author: Stephanie Dalley
Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria, where the widespread belief that revenge belongs to the gods explains why Assyrian kings described punitive campaigns as divine acts, leading to the mythologizing of certain historical events. Ashurbanipal's sack of Susa, led by the deities Ishtar and Marduk, underlies the Hebrew story of Esther, and that story contains traces of the cultic calendar of Ishtar-of-Nineveh. Dalley traces the way in which the long-term settlement of `lost tribes' in Assyria, revealed by the fruits of excavation in Iraq and Syria, inspired a blend of pagan and Jewish traditions.
PART I. THE BACKGROUND IN ASSYRIAN HISTORY AND LITERATURE
1. Kings Sargon and Sennacherib, Father and Son
2. Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal, Son and Grandson of Sennacherib
3. Troubles in Babylon and Retribution in Susa
4. Dissemination in Palestine and Egypt
5. Some Literature and Its Genres
6. Ishtar-of-Nineveh and her Feasts
PART II. TRANSITION TO A JEWISH STORY
7. Assyrian Words, Phrases, and Customs in the Hebrew Book of Esther
8. Links between Seventh-Century Assyria, the Hebrew Story of Esther, and the Kingdom of Adiabene
9. From History into Myth: Evolution of a Story
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Tags: Stephanie Dalley, Esther, Revenge
