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Jill Middlemas
Hebrew Bible and reception scholar at the University of Gothenburg, studying Esther’s reinterpretation across time.
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Jill Middlemas studies the HebrewHebrewA Northwest Semitic language in the Canaanite group, with ancient and modern forms.Glossary · Click to read the explanation Bible and its reception. The University of Gothenburg lists her as senior lecturer in its Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion, with works on Judah, the temple, Lamentations and divine imagery. [1]
Her 2026 study of Esther traces ancient and modern interpretations, including Greek Additions and artistic representations. This approach helps distinguish an ancient witness from meanings assigned by later readers and communities. [2]
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- Gothenburg: academic position and publication list. Gothenburg: academic position and publication list. Return to the text ↑
- Middlemas, Esther in the eye of the beholder,2026: introduction,§1.1 and selected reception/violence passages. Middlemas, Esther in the eye of the beholder,2026: introduction,§1.1 and selected reception/violence passages. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Jill Middlemas», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/jill-middlemas