Esther and RuthPresbyterian Publishing Corp, 30 בספט׳ 2003 - 102 עמודים In classic Interpretation Bible Studies style, Patricia Tull leads the reader through a ten-session study of the entire Old Testament books of Esther, with its stories of faithfulness, courage, and survival, and the ethical questions posed by its ending, and Ruth, with its themes of community, loyalty, and friendship. Interpretation Bible Studies (IBS) offers solid biblical content in a creative study format. Forged in the tradition of the celebrated Interpretation commentary series, IBS makes the same depth of biblical insight available in a dynamic, flexible, and user-friendly resource. Designed for adults and older youth, Interpretation Bible Studies can be used in small groups, in church school classes, in large group presentations, or in personal study. |
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... queen of Persia first as Vashti and then as Esther the Jew, both Persian and Greek records show that the king was actually required to marry from one of seven Persian families. Ahasuerus's queen throughout his reign was named Amestris ...
... Queen Vashti's party may also be lost on readers who take for granted men's greater capacity for accumulating and spending wealth. The queens party is barely mentioned at all, and then only as an aside after eight verses of description ...
... queen be banned from the very place she didn't want to be (that will show her!). Further, since it would be contrary to the king's interests for word of this debacle to spread, Memucan recommends sending a royal edict to all corners of ...
... queen. The king's advisors once again supply a flattering and overblown solution: The king ought to send out commissioners to every province to seek all the beautiful young virgins in the land and gather them to the king's palace. Not ...
... queen as well, a queen whose feelings and responses are, like Vashti's, kept private, veiled in modesty befitting a Persian princess. By contrast, the deeds, motives, and feelings of the king and his henchmen are exposed for the ...