The violence in the Book of Esther as hermeneutical problem

Violence in the Bible became a sore point in our times. There are thousands of killed enemies of Jews in the ninth chapter of the book of Esther. Was Esther really a bloodthirsty queen? Are Jews really a violent nation? Civil war depicted in the book of Esther is historically not verifiable in the p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petr Chalupa
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Polskie Towarzystwo Teologiczne 2015-06-01
Series:Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny
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Online Access:https://rbl.ptt.net.pl/index.php/RBL/article/view/14