How Long to Read Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther

How Long Does it Take to Read Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 13 minutes to read Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther by Else K. Holt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This collection of essays considers the Book of Esther from a literary and sociological perspective. In part one, Else Holt outlines the main questions of historical-critical research in the Book of Esther. She also discusses the theological meaning of a biblical book without God, and examines how the book was transmitted through the last centuries BCE. She also explores how the Hebrew and Greek variants of the Book of Esther picture its main character, Esther, the Jewish queen of Persia. In part two, Holt offers deconstructive reading of themes hidden under the surface-levels of the book. Chapters include discussions of Esther's initiation into her role as Persian queen; the inter-textual conversation with two much later texts, The Arabian Nights and The Story of O; and the relationship between Mordecai, the Jew, and his opponent Haman, the Agagite, as a matter of mimetic doublings. The last part of the book introduces the sociological concept of ethnicity-construction as the backdrop for perceiving the instigation of the Jewish festival Purim and the violence connected to it, and looks at the Book of Esther as an example of trauma literature. The concluding chapter analyses the moral quality of the book of Esther, asking the question: Is it a bedtime story?

How long is Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther?

Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther by Else K. Holt is 192 pages long, and a total of 48,384 words.

This makes it 65% the length of the average book. It also has 59% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 24 minutes to read Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther aloud.

What Reading Level is Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther?

Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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