Esther: Introduction, Translation, and Notes (Biblia.com)

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Esther, the biblical book named after the beautiful Jewish woman chosen by the Persian King Xerxes to be queen, is a story of love, political intrigue, and religious faithfulness. Carey A. Moore combines his treatment of scholarly issues with an engaging explanation of the popular Jewish festival of Purim. One of three biblical and extra-biblical books named after women (Esther, Ruth, and...

introduction to Xerxes and his court (see especially COMMENT on § 1). The author is free enough to make even Zeresh, the wife of Mordecai’s sworn enemy, the spokesman for his own Jewish ethnic pride (6:13). The plot is skillfully constructed, with due attention given to increasing suspense and the reader’s interest. For example, Esther, under pain of death, goes unsummoned to the king (4:11–5:2); on two separate occasions she refuses to state her petition to the king in spite of his promise to grant

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