Esther
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The Book of Esther's story provides the traditional explanation for Purim, a celebratory Jewish holiday that is observed on the Hebrew date on which Haman's order was to go into effect, which is the day that the Jews killed their enemies after Esther exposed Haman's intentions to her husband. Since the 1890s, several academics have “agreed in seeing [The Book of] Esther as a historicized myth or ritual” and generally concluded that Purim is rooted in a Babylonian or Persian myth or festival—though which one is a subject of discussion. The details of the setting of the story are plausible and may even have some basis in actual events, but there is general agreement among scholars that the book of Esther is a work of fiction.
Two related forms of the Book of Esther exist: a shorter Biblical Hebrew–sourced version found in Jewish and Protestant Bibles, and a longer Koine Greek–sourced version found in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. Provided by Wikipedia
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3441by Barnard, Mordaunt.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1864
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3444Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3445by Godfrey, W EContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1953
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3446Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3447by Tener, John S.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1961
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3448by McAlpine, J. FrankContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1965
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3449by Savile, D. B. O.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1979
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3450Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3451by Simmons, Herman Georg, 1866-1943Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1906
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3452Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3453by Jussieu, Adrien de, 1797-1853Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1836
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3454by Jussieu, Adrien de, 1797-1853Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1836
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3455Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3456by Klugh, A. B.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1923
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3457by Freeman, Milton M.R.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1978
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3458by Hantsczh, BernardContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1930
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3459by Eley, Thomas J.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1981
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3460Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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