Abstract
In this article I suggest that an additional reading of the book of Esther sees that work as a subversive sequel to the Capable Wife lauded in Proverbs 31:10–31. Through a comparison of words taken from each of the Proverbs verses, I explain how the redacted version of Esther mines and undermines the earlier work, subtly making fun of such an idealized figure.
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Zucker, D. J. (2018). Esther: Subverting the “Capable Wife.” Biblical Theology Bulletin, 48(4), 171–179. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146107918801510
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