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Why are Christians obsessed with Queen Esther?
Dehavilland Ford, a Texas pastor, has long felt a kinship with Queen Esther ... Texas schools recently adopted a Bible-based ...
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Purim’s original queen: How studying the Book of Esther as fan fiction can teach us about the roots of an unruly Jewish festival
(The Conversation) — Whether thousands of years ago or right now, fans have always created new stories based on familiar characters ... The Bible instructs Jews to retell the story of Esther ...
The Times of Israel2mon
When Esther/Hadassah Became an Action Hero
Even so, more than most other books of the Hebrew Bible, The Book of Esther ... characters take actions and initiate events. The reigning monarch, King Ahasuerus, deposes his wife, Queen Vashti ...
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The Story of Esther is Told With an Added Emphasis on Dance at A.D. Players
The book in the Jewish and Christian Bible is said to take place between 483 BCE and 473 BCE. Asked to describe her character, Burgess says Esther is young woman "divinely placed. She was living ...
The Times of Israel2mon
Christian conservatives have coopted Queen Esther as a symbol
JTA – Queen Esther is back in the news – and it’s not good news, and it’s got very little to do with the Jewish holiday of Purim, in whose story she is the starring character. Loved and ...
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John Irving's 'Queen Esther' returns readers to setting of 'The Cider House Rules'
His novel will bring back Dr. Wilbur Larch from “The Cider House Rules,” but otherwise features a new set of characters. According to Simon & Schuster, “Queen Esther” will span much of the ...
The Times of Israel3mon
John Irving’s new novel, ‘Queen Esther,’ touches decades of Israeli history
His novel will bring back Dr. Wilbur Larch from “The Cider House Rules,” but otherwise feature a new set of characters. According to Simon & Schuster, “Queen Esther” will span much of the ...
The Conversation1y
Purim’s original queen: How studying the Book of Esther as fan fiction can teach us about the roots of an unruly Jewish festival
Once upon a time, in the ancient Near East, there was a beautiful queen ... to think of Esther, too, as the ancient equivalent of today’s fan fiction: a tale of familiar characters, re-imagined ...
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John Irving’s ‘Queen Esther’ returns readers to setting of ‘The Cider House Rules’
His novel will bring back Dr. Wilbur Larch from “The Cider House Rules,” but otherwise features a new set of characters. According to Simon & Schuster, “Queen Esther” will span much of the ...