Esther

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The Apocryphal Book of Esther - Later Jewish writings about the story of Esther intended to supply the missing faith elements from the original Megillah.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Esther - Commentary on the Biblical heroine from the traditional Catholic perspective.

The Essence of Esther - Character study of the Biblical queen as a metaphor for Judaism in exile.

Esther - Biblical biography of the Jewish queen.

Esther - Essay about the life of the Persian Jewish queen.

Esther - Profile of the Jewish queen from a joint Lutheran and Catholic bible study project.

Esther, Not Judith - Critical analysis of the Jewish heroines and the reasons Esther is the more popular of the two.

Jewish Leaders: Esther - Profile of the Jewish Queen of Persia and her importance to Judaism.

Megillat Esther - Analysis of the Book of Esther, with cultural explanations of the satire and some of the queen's odd-seeming behavior.

Queen Esther: The Merit of Things Hidden - Essay about the Jewish ideals of femininity embodied in the biblical heroine.