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by Alexiana Fry (Author)

We can no longer read biblical texts that include explicit and implicit depictions of violence without awareness of trauma. In Esther Keeps the Score, Alexiana Fry challenges conventional interpretations of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament book of Esther. Fry offers a full treatment of the violence found within, seen through a trauma-informed lens, acknowledging the many shifting contexts and power structures that create significant effect on the characters in the story. Through an analysis of gender and ethnic minoritization in diaspora settings, as well as how this shows itself in emotional and somatic compulsive responses, the book of Esther can be read afresh with empathic eyes.

Understanding Esther with a holistic view on how oppression creates, sustains and perpetuates trauma, in both individuals and collectives, should cause readers to consider ways to break the cycle, both in the book and in their own worlds and lives. A must-read for Old Testament and trauma scholars, preachers, as well as anyone seeking to better understand how trauma operates in biblical narratives, Esther Keeps the Score reshapes our understanding of Esther's story and its implications for survival in a hostile world of patriarchy, sexism, misogyny and racism.

Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: March 16, 2026
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by Alexiana Fry (Author)

We can no longer read biblical texts that include explicit and implicit depictions of violence without awareness of trauma. In Esther Keeps the Score, Alexiana Fry challenges conventional interpretations of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament book of Esther. Fry offers a full treatment of the violence found within, seen through a trauma-informed lens, acknowledging the many shifting contexts and power structures that create significant effect on the characters in the story. Through an analysis of gender and ethnic minoritization in diaspora settings, as well as how this shows itself in emotional and somatic compulsive responses, the book of Esther can be read afresh with empathic eyes.

Understanding Esther with a holistic view on how oppression creates, sustains and perpetuates trauma, in both individuals and collectives, should cause readers to consider ways to break the cycle, both in the book and in their own worlds and lives. A must-read for Old Testament and trauma scholars, preachers, as well as anyone seeking to better understand how trauma operates in biblical narratives, Esther Keeps the Score reshapes our understanding of Esther's story and its implications for survival in a hostile world of patriarchy, sexism, misogyny and racism.

Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: March 16, 2026

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Esther Keeps the Score: Trauma, Body and Politics in the Hebrew Bible - Paperback

Esther Keeps the Score: Trauma, Body and Politics in the Hebrew Bible - Paperback

$89.94
Esther Keeps the Score: Trauma, Body and Politics in the Hebrew Bible - Paperback

Esther Keeps the Score: Trauma, Body and Politics in the Hebrew Bible - Paperback

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