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The Book of Hiding: Gender, Ethnicity, Annihilation, and Esther (Biblical Limits)

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Beal shows, in a sophisiticated and convincing way, that contemporary theories of gender and identity have there analogues in an ancient text. One will never read the book of Esther the same way again after reading this boook.

I have had the privilege of being one of Prof. Beal's students at Eckerd College. We used this book as one of our textbooks for a course on biblical literature. Beal is a true feminist and an excellent biblical interpreter. His findings in this book show that the gender issues and other prejudices that plague our modern day society have their roots thousands of years before us. By using the book of Esther as his main source, Beal shows that a biblical book is capable of holding just as much injustice as others hold justice. I would recommend this book to any feminist, or anyone interested in fighting prejudices of any kind.