One way of reading the book of Esther is that parts of the work consciously serve as a subversive sequel to 1 Samuel 25. The plot in Esther “mines and undermines” the episode which features Abigail of Maon meeting with a hot-headed bent-on-revenge pre-monarchic David. Through her actions Abigail successfully neutralizes David, just as Esther neutralizes the hot-headed bent-on-revenge Haman.
Fishbane, Michael. 1985. Biblical Interpretation in Ancient Israel. Oxford, UK: Clarendon.
5.
Fokkelman, J. P.1986. Narrative Art and Poetry in the Books of Samuel: A Full Interpretation Based on Stylistic and Structural Analyses, Vol. 2, Aasen, The Netherlands: Van Gorcum.
6.
Halbertal, Moshe and StephenHolmes. 2017. The Beginning of Politics: Power in the Book of Samuel. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
7.
Klitsner, Judith. 2009. Subversive Sequels in the Bible: How Biblical Stories Mine and Undermine Each Other. Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society.
Shinan, Avigdor and YairZakovitch. 2012. From Gods to God: How the Bible Debunked, Suppressed, or Changed Ancient Myths and Legends. Translated by ValarieZakovitchPhiladelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society/Lincoln: University of Nebraska..
10.
Zucker, David J.2018. “Esther: Subverting the ‘Capable Wife’” in Biblical Theology Bulletin48:4, 171–79.
