Jo Carruthers

This interdisciplinary commentary ranges from early midrashic interpretation to contemporary rewritings, introducing interpretations of the only biblical book not to mention God. Unearths a wealth of neglected rewritings inspired by the story’s relevance to themes of nationhood, rebellion, providence, revenge, female heroism, Jewish identity, exile, genocide and ‘multiculturalism’. Reveals the various struggles and strategies used by religious commentators to make...