The Dawn: Political Teachings of the Book of Esther
by Hazony, YoramFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher(s): Natl Book Network
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Summary
The Dawn removes the book of Esther from the realm of fairy tale, translating the biblical narrative's political thought into teachings of the utmost relevance today. It reveals Esther's ideas of the good state, how effective leadership makes decisions for the welfare of its people, and what modern-day Jews can learn about how to stand up to their enemies and maintain Jewish faith and nationhood even as God's face remains hidden from His people.
Author Biography
Yoram Hazony is President of The Shalem Center, an institute for Jewish social thought and Israeli public policy, established in Jerusalem in 1994. The Center supports academic research, and publishes classic and contemporary works of political philosophy, as well as a periodical, Azure: Ideas for the Jewish Nation. Hazony is the author of numerous articles on Israel, Zionism and Judaism in both the American and Israeli press. He lives in Yishuv Eli, Israel, with his wife Yael and seven children.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| p. 6 | |
| Submission and Rule | p. 10 |
| p. 21 | |
| Political Favor | p. 26 |
| p. 41 | |
| The Enemy | p. 44 |
| The True State | p. 48 |
| Idolatry | p. 60 |
| Disobedience | p. 69 |
| Joseph | p. 83 |
| Amalek | p. 93 |
| Anti-Semitism | p. 104 |
| p. 114 | |
| Pressure | p. 117 |
| Court Jew | p. 123 |
| The Decision | p. 135 |
| p. 144 | |
| The Plan | p. 147 |
| The Reaction | p. 152 |
| p. 155 | |
| Power Shift | p. 160 |
| Downfall | p. 165 |
| Allies | p. 168 |
| p. 174 | |
| The Last Appeal | p. 177 |
| Political Power | p. 187 |
| p. 201 | |
| The Jews' War | p. 204 |
| The Morality of the War | p. 211 |
| p. 231 | |
| The Festival | p. 235 |
| Politics and Faith | p. 242 |
| Notes | p. 264 |
| Scriptural and Rabbinic References | p. 298 |
| Index | p. 307 |
| The Hebrew Esther Text | p. 313 |
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