Esther and RuthWestminster John Knox Press, 1 בינו׳ 2003 - 94 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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... King Ahasuerus ( chapters 1 , 3 , 5-9 ) Esther ( chapters 4 , 5 , 7-9 ) Haman ( chapters 3 , 5-7 ) Mordecai ( chapter 4 only ) Memucan ( chapter 1 only ) King's servants ( chapters 2 , 3 , 6 ) Zeresh and Haman's friends ( chapters 5 and ...
... King Ahasuerus ( Xerxes in Greek tradition ) in the early fifth cen- tury B.C.E. Esther and her older cousin Mordecai are Jews living in Persia as a result of the Babylonian exile a century before . While Ahasuerus is a historical ...
... king was actually required to marry from one of seven Persian families . Ahasuerus's queen throughout his reign was named Amestris , a woman about whom several unsavory facts are known . The book's first line sets King Ahasuerus in the ...
... King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa , in the third year of his reign , he gave a banquet for all his officials and min- isters " ( 1 : 1-3a ) . Contemporary readers unfamiliar with such settings naturally miss ...
... king's celebrations . We might sus- pect that the queen's banquet is left undescribed simply because it either mirrors the splendor of the king's festiv- " Jews and Protestants share a version of the book that is based on the Masoretic ...