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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3481by Blanchet, G. H.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1925
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3483by Geale, JohnContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1971
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3484by Caron, Alexander W.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1974
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3485by Caron, Alexander W.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1975
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3486Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3487by Farley, Frank L.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1939
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3488by Farley, Frank L.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1940
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3489Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3490by Farley, Frank L.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1940
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3491Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3492by Lamey, JohnContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1967
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3493Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
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3494by Beckett, EvaContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1953
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3496by Beckett, EvaContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1959
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3498by Sutton, R. W.Contributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1952
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3499by Littlefield, Carroll DContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1970
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3500by Macinnes, Charles DContributors: “...New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library...”
Published 1971
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