RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — Since its inclusion in the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Esther has been embraced in different ways and in ...

The timing of Israel’s strike, days before the holiday, prompted religious and political figures to invoke themes from the ...

When you look back on the Book of Esther, it is so easy to see divine providence pulling the strings of this farce. The Scroll of Esther is said to be the last book added to the biblical canon. It is ...

Even if you’re a serious student of the Bible, you might not know what the Book of Esther is doing there, in the Bible. Don’t worry though, nobody else knows either. Although it tells of near-tragedy, ...

“I imagined I was an ancient Mimbres artist and designed the six Esther scenes as round bowl-like images.” People have suggested that he converts his art project into a book or an exhibition. He’s not ...

This book is named after its principal character, Esther, the beautiful Jewish maiden whose vicissitudes at the court of Persia were instrumental in saving her people from extermination. In the Hebrew ...