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- Title
The purim-passover connection: A reflection of Jewish exegetical tradition in the Peshitta book...
- Authors
Wechsler, Michael G.
- Abstract
The article examines the Jewish exegetical traditions from books outside of the Pentateuch, focusing on the Syriac Peshitta book of Esther and its influence on the naming of the Jewish holidays of Purim and Passover. The article argues that both holidays derive their names from redemptive processes, evidenced by the lexical evidence from the Hebrew and Syriac languages.
- Subjects
PURIM in rabbinical literature; JEWISH theology; BIBLE. Esther; PURIM; PASSOVER; HEBREW language; SYRIAC terms &; phrases; TERMS &; phrases
- Publication
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1998, Vol 117, Issue 2, p321
- ISSN
0021-9231
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3266985