Difference between revisions of "Esther (Biblical Book)"
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| − | The authorship of the Book of Esther is unknown.<ref name="e">{{Easton|Esther}}</ref> It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasuerus (the Xerxes of the Greeks), which took place B.C. 465.<ref name="e"/> The minute and particular account also given of many historical details makes it probable that the writer was contemporary with Mordecai and Esther.<ref name="e"/> Hence we may conclude that the book was written probably about B.C. 444-434, and that the author was one of the Jews of the dispersion.<ref name="e"/> | + | The authorship of the Book of Esther is unknown.<ref name="e">{{Easton|Esther}}</ref> It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasuerus (the Xerxes of the Greeks), which took place B.C. 465.<ref name="e"/> The minute and particular account also given of many historical details makes it probable that the writer was contemporary with [[Mordecai]] and [[Esther]].<ref name="e"/> Hence we may conclude that the book was written probably about B.C. 444-434, and that the author was one of the Jews of the dispersion.<ref name="e"/> |
This book is more purely historical than any other book of Scripture; and it has this remarkable peculiarity that the name of God does not occur in it from first to last in any form.<ref name="e"/> It has, however, been well observed that though the name of God be not in it, that the book wonderfully exhibits the providential government of God.<ref name="e"/> | This book is more purely historical than any other book of Scripture; and it has this remarkable peculiarity that the name of God does not occur in it from first to last in any form.<ref name="e"/> It has, however, been well observed that though the name of God be not in it, that the book wonderfully exhibits the providential government of God.<ref name="e"/> | ||
Revision as of 19:12, March 21, 2008
The authorship of the Book of Esther is unknown.[1] It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasuerus (the Xerxes of the Greeks), which took place B.C. 465.[1] The minute and particular account also given of many historical details makes it probable that the writer was contemporary with Mordecai and Esther.[1] Hence we may conclude that the book was written probably about B.C. 444-434, and that the author was one of the Jews of the dispersion.[1]
This book is more purely historical than any other book of Scripture; and it has this remarkable peculiarity that the name of God does not occur in it from first to last in any form.[1] It has, however, been well observed that though the name of God be not in it, that the book wonderfully exhibits the providential government of God.[1]