Esther in Medieval Garb: Jewish Interpretation of the Book of Esther in the Middle Ages

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Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Work of the Exegete
Jewish Sources for Exegesis
Non-Jewish Sources for Exegesis
Literary Concerns
Theological Issues
The World of the Exegete
Persia through European Eyes: Geography, Architecture, Customs, and Institutions
Jewish-Gentile Relations and Jewish Attitudes to Gentiles as Reflected in the Commentaries
The State of the Jewish People in the Diaspora: Perceptions of Antisemitism
The Royal Court
The Jews and the Monarchy: The Role of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther
Concluding Remarks
The Exegetes of the Book of Esther: A Bio-bibliographical Survey with Textual Excursuses
Immanuel of Rome and Dante on the Differentiation of Languages and the Dating of Immanuel's Commentary on the Book of Esther
Notes
Bibliography
Medieval Commentaries on the Book of Esther in Print and in Manuscript
Other Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
Author and Title Index
Subject Index
Index of Scripture Citations
Index of Manuscripts by Depository Libraries
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