Horribly hilarious
An interpretation of Esther
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21380628 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melissa Jackson (0000-0001-9193-0024, corresponding author), Melissa A Jackson (0000-0002-1650-134X, Sophia Theological Seminary, USA), Bert Edward Young (First Baptist Church-West), Bert Young (First Baptist Church of North Wilkesboro, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 224-230 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review & Expositor (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6373 • E-ISSN: 2052-9449 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00346373211023606 |
| OpenAlex | W3198522486 |
| Language | EN |
Finding humor in the book of Esther is not terribly unusual among those who read, study, and commentate on the book. Sustaining that outlook as the body count grows, however, proves more of an interpretive challenge. This interpretation of Esther, one that both adheres to the biblical narrative and follows a thread of the comic through it, undertakes that challenge. Comedy’s aspects of being revelatory and boundary-drawing enable a reading of Esther as farce that reckons with the troubling violence of Esther, without endorsing its replication beyond the story-world it inhabits
Art · Comedy · Comics · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Reading (process) · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Development, Ethics, and Society · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |