The Anchor Bible : Esther /

The Anchor Bible : Esther / - First edition. - Garden City, NY. Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1988, ©1971 - lxxii, 117 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimile, 2 maps, plans ; 24 cm. - The Anchor Bible, 7B . - Bible. 1964 ; English. Anchor Bible. v. 7B. .

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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