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Literary structure (chiasm, chiasmus) of Book of Esther
Correspondence table of Pericopes and Literary Structure
Pericope
1
3
4
1 Banquet of the king
(
1:1-22
)
1-1
3-1
4-1
2 Esther becomes queen
(
2:1-18
)
1-1
3-1
4-1
3 Contribution of Mordecai
(
2:19-23
)
1-1
3-1
4-1
4 Haman undertakes to destroy the Jews
(
3:1-15
)
1-1
3-1
4-1
4-2
5 Esther agrees to help the Jews
(
4:1-17
)
1-1
3-1
3-2
4-2
6 Esther's banquet
(
5:1-14
)
1-1
3-2
4-2
7 The honor of Mordecai
(
6:1-14
)
1-1
3-2
4-2
4-3
8 Haman's downfall
(
7:1-10
)
1-1
3-2
4-3
9 Esther saves the Jews
(
8:1-8
)
1-1
3-2
3-3
4-3
10 Pleasure of Jews
(
8:9-17
)
1-1
3-3
4-3
4-4
11 Destruction of the Enemies of the Jews
(
9:1-19
)
1-1
3-3
4-4
12 The feast of Purim inaugurated
(
9:20-32
)
1-1
3-3
4-4
13 The honor of Mordecai
(
10:1-3
)
1-1
3-3
4-4
Citations of the Bible are from New American Bible, New Revised Standard Version and New Jerusalem Bible.
Literary Structure of the Bible
by
Hajime Murai
is licensed under a
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.
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