In this BST volume, David Firth explores the paradoxically important book of Esther and its implications for our own context, where the reality of God's presenc

Everyone loves a transformation story. Rags to riches. Plain to beautiful. Weak to strong. Esther's story is that, but it is much more. It is a thought-provokin

Although the book of Esther contains no direct references to God, his fingerprints can be found all over it. In God Behind the Scenes, Wayne K. Barkhuizen helps

Widely praised as a seminal contribution to the study of the Old Testament when it first appeared, Michael V. Fox's Character and Ideology in the Book of Esther

This book situates the book of Esther in the intellectual history of Ancient Judaism and provides a new understanding of its purpose.