Esther

Acknowledgments IntroductionPart I: Esther Becomes Queen of Persia (1:1-2:23) Episode 1--Vashti's Downfall (1:1-22)§1: The King's Banquet (1:1-9)§2: Vashti's Removal (1:10-22) Episode 2--Esther is Chosen as Queen (2:1-23)§1: Ahashverosh Seeks a Replacement for Vashti (2:1-4)§2: Esther Wins the King's Favor (2:5-20)§3: Mordecai Saves the King (2:21-23)Part II: Haman and Mordecai in Conflict (3:1-7:10) Episode 1--The Rise of Haman (3:1-15)§1: Haman's Rage against Mordecai and the Jews (3:1-7)§2: Haman's Plot (3:8-15) Episode 2--Mordecai's Response (4:1-17)§1: Mordecai and the Jews Lament Haman's Plot (4:1-3)§2: Mordecai Convinces Esther to Intercede (4:4-17) Episode 3--Esther's Plan (5:1-8)§1: Esther Invites the King and Haman to a Banquet (5:1-4)§2: Esther Issues a Second Invitation (5:5-8) Episode 4--Haman's Plan Implodes (5:9-6:14)§1: Haman's Hubris (5:9-14)§2: Mordecai's Fortunes Reversed (6:1-10)§3: The Rise of Mordecai (6:11-14) Episode 5--The End of Haman (7:1-10)§1: Esther's Banquet (7:1-8)§2: Haman's Death (7:9-10)Part III: The Jews and the Peoples in Conflict (8:1-9:32) Episode 1--A Plan to Save the Jews (8:1-17)§1: The King Empowers Mordecai and Esther (8:1-8)§2: The Conter-edict Is Issued (8:9-17) Episode 2--The Jews Prevail (9:1-19)§1: The First Day of Fighting (9:1-10)§2: The Second Day of Fighting (9:11-19) Episode 3--The Jews' Victory Commemorated and Reprised (9:20-32)§1: Mordecai Establishes the Festival (9:20-25)§2: The Festival and Lots (Purim) (9:26-28)§3: Esther and Mordecai Confirm the Festival (9:29-32)Part IV: Epilogue (10:1-3)Appendix A: Numeral Syntax in EstherAppendix B: Bergey's Features for Diachronic AnalysisAppendix C: Glossary of Linguistic IssuesBibliographyIndex of Linguistic Issues