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The Anchor Bible : Esther /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Hebrew Series: Bible ; v. 7B.Publication details: Garden City, NY. Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1988, ©1971Edition: First editionDescription: lxxii, 117 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimile, 2 maps, plans ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0385004729
  • 9780385004725
Uniform titles:
  • Bible. Esther. English. Moore. 1971.
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Esther.DDC classification:
  • 222/.9/
LOC classification:
  • BS192.2.A1 1971 G3
Contents:
Queen Vashti is deposed (i 1-22) -- Ether is chosen queen (ii 1-18) -- Mordecai foils a plot against the king (ii 19-23) -- Haman plans the destruction of all the Jews (iii1-15) -- Esther agrees to go unsummoned to the king (iv 1-17) -- Esther lays a trap for Haman (v1-8) -- Haman resolves to hang Mordecai (v 9-14) -- Mordecai is finally rewarded (vi 1-13) -- Haman is unmasked and executed (vi 14 -- vii 10) -- The king begins to undo the evil of Haman (viii 1-17) -- The Jews are victorious over their enemies (ix 1-19) How Purim became and established festival (ix 20-32) -- The conclusion of the book of Esther (x 1-3).
Summary: The Anchor Bible Commentary is the collaborative effort of Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish scholars from around the world.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages lxv-lxxii).

Queen Vashti is deposed (i 1-22) -- Ether is chosen queen (ii 1-18) -- Mordecai foils a plot against the king (ii 19-23) -- Haman plans the destruction of all the Jews (iii1-15) -- Esther agrees to go unsummoned to the king (iv 1-17) -- Esther lays a trap for Haman (v1-8) -- Haman resolves to hang Mordecai (v 9-14) -- Mordecai is finally rewarded (vi 1-13) -- Haman is unmasked and executed (vi 14 -- vii 10) -- The king begins to undo the evil of Haman (viii 1-17) -- The Jews are victorious over their enemies (ix 1-19) How Purim became and established festival (ix 20-32) -- The conclusion of the book of Esther (x 1-3).

The Anchor Bible Commentary is the collaborative effort of Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish scholars from around the world.

Translated into English from the original Hebrew.

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