TY - BOOK AU - Moore,Carey A. TI - The Anchor Bible : Esther T2 - The Anchor Bible, SN - 0385004729 AV - BS192.2.A1 1971 G3 U1 - 222/.9/ PY - 1988///, ©1971 CY - Garden City, NY. PB - Doubleday & Company, Inc. KW - Bible KW - Esther KW - Commentaries KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - 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) N2 - The Anchor Bible Commentary is the collaborative effort of Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish scholars from around the world ER -