The origin of taanit Esther

This study seeks to explain the origin of the fast of the 13th of Adar. The practice of fasting on this day is puzzling for a number of reasons. Although the Bible describes fasting in the year of the Purim threat, this fast occurred in Nissan and the weeks thereafter. Nor does tannaitic or amoraic...

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Autres titres:Research Article
Auteur principal: First, Mitchell 1958- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: University of Pennsylvania Press [2010]
Dans: AJS review
Année: 2010, Volume: 34, Numéro: 2, Pages: 309-351
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Jeûne / Midrash Tanḥuma / Pourim / Megillat Taʿanit / Bibel. Ester
RelBib Classification:BH Judaïsme
HB Ancien Testament
Sujets non-standardisés:B Fasting
B Seders
B Jewish peoples
B Yom Kippur
B Talmud
B Judaica
B Purim
B Jewish Law
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Résumé:This study seeks to explain the origin of the fast of the 13th of Adar. The practice of fasting on this day is puzzling for a number of reasons. Although the Bible describes fasting in the year of the Purim threat, this fast occurred in Nissan and the weeks thereafter. Nor does tannaitic or amoraic literature mention the practice of fasting on the 13th of Adar. To add to the puzzle, Megillat ta‘anit, compiled in the first century ce, includes the 13th of Adar as a day on which Jews were prohibited from fasting.
ISSN:1475-4541
Contient:Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S036400941000036X