Philip Esler
Biographic Data
| ID | 9507303 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip Esler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip |
| FAMILY NAME | Esler |
| SIGNATURE | ESLER P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, GL50 2RH, UK |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Babatha, En-Gedi And The Bar Kokhba Revolt
This article presents a new approach to when and where the Bar Kokhba Revolt began and to its aftermath by adopting a microhistorical approach to evidence, both papyri and objects, left by Judean fugitives from the Romans, especially Babatha, daughter of Shim‘on, in the Cave of Letters in Naḥal Ḥever. The central argument is based on P. Yadin 27 of 19th August 132 CE to the effect that it is not a receipt but a draft receipt, meaning that Babatha…
Babatha’s Final Days
Babatha, a Judean woman from the early second century CE, hid a satchel of thirty-five legal papyri in a cave in Wadi Ḥever on the Dead Sea around 135 CE. This article argues that she brought two other papyri, in Nabatean Aramaic, into the cave (P.XḤev/Se Nab 1, also called “P.Starcky,” and P.XḤev/Se Nab 2), but culled her documents, hiding most in the satchel, while discarding these two. Initially, P.Starcky is analyzed as a title document relat…
Ethnicity and the Bible
Contemporary social theory has been much concerned with the re-assertion of ethnic identities in both Western and non-Western politics. This international collection of twenty-one essays contributes to the wider conversation by examining the construction and contestation of ethnic identities both within the Bible itself and in biblical interpretation. An introductory essay brings into focus the main themes of the book - ethnocentrism, indigenity,…
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Ethnicity and the Bible
Contemporary social theory has been much concerned with the re-assertion of ethnic identities in both Western and non-Western politics. This international collection of twenty-one essays contributes to the wider conversation by examining the construction and contestation of ethnic identities both within the Bible itself and in biblical interpretation. An introductory essay brings into focus the main themes of the book - ethnocentrism, indigenity,…
Babatha’s Final Days
Babatha, a Judean woman from the early second century CE, hid a satchel of thirty-five legal papyri in a cave in Wadi Ḥever on the Dead Sea around 135 CE. This article argues that she brought two other papyri, in Nabatean Aramaic, into the cave (P.XḤev/Se Nab 1, also called “P.Starcky,” and P.XḤev/Se Nab 2), but culled her documents, hiding most in the satchel, while discarding these two. Initially, P.Starcky is analyzed as a title document relat…
Babatha, En-Gedi And The Bar Kokhba Revolt
This article presents a new approach to when and where the Bar Kokhba Revolt began and to its aftermath by adopting a microhistorical approach to evidence, both papyri and objects, left by Judean fugitives from the Romans, especially Babatha, daughter of Shim‘on, in the Cave of Letters in Naḥal Ḥever. The central argument is based on P. Yadin 27 of 19th August 132 CE to the effect that it is not a receipt but a draft receipt, meaning that Babatha…
Biblical Studies and Interpretation (3 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Biblical studies (2 works) · Cave (2 works) · Hebrew Bible (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works)