Irrealis in the Book of Esther

Irrealis in the Book of Esther

“Irrealis in Esther: On Being Told What was Not” (by Hebrew scholar Fred Putnam)

The paper is available HERE, it's about how the story of Esther is propelled by the things that don’t happen in the story. The paper is technical, all the Hebrew is translated, and readers will find it intriguing and insightful. It shows (again) how close reading of the text, even in translation, really matters.