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020			_a0687497922 (binding: pbk. casebound : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm60321759
035			_a(NNC)5480697
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dYDX _dBAKER _dUKM _dOrLoB-B
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050	0	0	_aBS1375.52 _b.D39 2005
082	0	0	_a222/.907 _222
100	1		_aDay, Linda. _914977
245	1	0	_aEsther _c/ Linda Day.
260			_aNashville : _bAbingdon Press, _cc2005.
300			_axi, 177 p. ; _c23 cm.
440			_aAbingdon Old Testament commentaries _914979
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-177).
505	0	0	_tAhasuerus's royale parties (1:1-8) -- _tVashti's refusal (1:9-2:4) -- _tEsther becomes queen (2:5-20) -- _tMordecai versus Haman (2:21-3:15) -- _tEsther and Mordecai's conversation (4:1-17) -- _tEsther approaches and hosts (5:1-8) -- _tConversations with Haman (5:9-6:14) -- _tEsther's revelation (7:1-8:2) -- _tEsther pleads, Mordecai writes (8:3-17) -- _tThe Jews attack their enemies (9:1-19) -- _tThe establishment of Purim (9:20-10:3).
520	1		_a"In this commentary, Day addresses both perennial and contemporary concerns pertinent to the book of Esther. Attention is given to literary, linguistic, and thematic features of the biblical text. Day considers the book of Esther with an eye to concerns of gender and ethnicity, as well as the theological concerns raised by divine absence in the story."--BOOK JACKET.
650			_aBible. _xEsther _xCriticism, interpretation, etc. _915282
830		0	_aAbingdon Old Testament commentaries. _914979
900			_bTOC
942			_2lcc _cMONOGRAPH
948	1		_a20051206 _bc _cks26 _dMPS
999			_c122000 _d122000