Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther by Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd;

Achaemenid Court Culture in the Hebrew Bible

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Publisher I.B. Tauris
Date of Publication 6 April 2023
Number of Volumes Paperback

ISBN 9780755603022
Binding Paperback
No. of pages280 pages
Size 232x156x22 mm
Weight 440 g
Language English
Illustrations 150 bw illus

Long description:

A Spectator 2023 Book of the Year

Esther is the most visual book of the Hebrew Bible and was largely crafted in the Fourth Century BCE by an author who was clearly au fait with the rarefied world of the Achaemenid court. It therefore provides an unusual melange of information which can enlighten scholars of Ancient Iranian Studies whilst offering Biblical scholars access into the Persian world from which the text emerged.

In this book, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones unlocks the text of Esther by reading it against the rich iconographic world of ancient Persia and of the Near East. Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther is a cultural and iconographic exploration of an important, but often undervalued, biblical book, and Llewellyn-Jones presents the book of Esther as a rich source for the study of life and thought in the Persian Empire. The author reveals answers to important questions, such as the role of the King's courtiers in influencing policy, the way concubines at court were recruited, the structure of the harem in shifting the power of royal women, the function of feasting and drinking in the articulation of courtly power, and the meaning of gift-giving and patronage at the Achaemenid court.