Esther, Part 2 – Study Guide, Additional Resources

Suggested Reading:

• Holt, Else K. Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther. London New York (N.Y.) Dublin: T&T Clark, 2022.
• Beal, Timothy K. The Book of Hiding: Gender, Ethnicity, Annihilation, and Esther. London ; New York: Routledge, 1997.

Articles: (click to access)

• “Where is God in Esther?” by Elsie R. Stern | Bible Odyssey
• “Ahasuerus and Esther” by Martien Halvorson Taylor | Bible Odyssey
• “Folklore in the Book of Esther” by Susan Niditch | Bible Odyssey
• “Femme Fatales in the Bible” by Hilary Lipka | Bible Odyssey
• “Esther: Midrash and Aggadah” by Tamar Mier | Jewish Women’s Archive

Poetry: (click to access)

• “Vashti” (1895) by Frances E. W. Harper

Art: (click to access)

• “Esther” (c. 1869) by Jean-François Portaels | Art Gallery of NSW