Others like Gregory Nazianzen also excluded Esther from the Bible [JBC, p. 522]. Jerome while favoring the shorter canon, several times in his writings cited Books from the larger canon as Scripture.

Rescuing God's people from destruction, Esther is a symbol of hope, the virtue that gives men and women strength in the darkest moments, and which, for the Bible, is founded on God's promise.

If you are unfamiliar with the book of Esther from the Old Testament of the Bible, it is easy to summarize. King Xerxes of Persia exiles (almost kills) his current queen, who has spoken out ...

The name itself, thus, highlights the ironies in the story. Theologically, Esther poses a puzzle for religious readers of the Bible. Apart from Song of Songs, it is the only book of the Bible that ...

Esther Freed, 102, of Coloma, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Caretel Inns of St. Joseph, Michigan. She was ...

On this day in 1922, this woman Esther Dixon was born in the state of Arkansas. Now residing in Jackson, she turned an ...

On the anniversary of Oct. 7, Heritage released an initiative called Project Esther, purportedly to take on a real and undeniable problem: the rise of antisemitism. Though a bit convoluted and ...

Alarmed by abortion and transgender rights, Christian activists are invoking the Old Testament story of Esther, the Jewish orphan who bravely saved her people. By Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham ...