by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 29, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Early this month, on the eve of Purim, the Israeli Antiquities Authority announced with some fanfare that an inscription from the time of the Persian king Darius I had been found at Lachish, once a major city in southern Israel. During the Persian period (c. 550–330...
by Nick Lear | Jul 11, 2019 | Opinion
The Book of Esther is peculiar because God is not mentioned by name. Yet, like a toddler who has gotten hold of a tub of chocolate spread, God’s fingerprints are everywhere. And the book is controversial because it is a narrative about slavery, racism and power in...
by John E. Roberts | Mar 17, 2009 | Opinion
Remember the book of Esther from Sunday school? The boys yawned and waited for the lesson on Daniel, but the girls loved the beautiful queen, an exemplary heroine who saved her people. Victims become victors in Esther. However, there is much more in the book of...
by Michael Helms | Dec 6, 2002 | Opinion
If you are married, it’s not likely that you came together like Aaron and Helene or King Xerxes and Queen Esther, but I bet many of you still marvel at the events that led to your marriage, prompting you to believe that you are “a match made in...
