Haman - Adam J. Silverstein

The First Book-length Study Of The Biblical Villain Haman, Examining His Depiction Across Judaism, Christianity, And Islam Haman, Infamous As The Antagonist In The Book Of Esther, Appears As A Villainous Figure In Virtually All Varieties Of Judaism, Christianity, And Islam. In This Biographyrdquo; Of Haman, Adam Silverstein Traces The Evolution Of This Villainous Character From The Ancient Near East To Modern Times, Drawing On Sources In A Variety Of Languages And From Diverse Genres. Silverstein Considers The Evidence For A Historical Haman And Analyzes The Abundance Of Material That Documents What Those Who Read The Bible And The Qurrsquo;n Have Thought About Him Over The Past Two Millennia.