Many see the Book of Esther as a contrived folk taleNlittle more than an engaging fiction serving as the rationale for an enduring, light-hearted celebration. "The Anatomy of the Book of Esther" turns that common misperception on its head by presenting evidence for the book's veracity based on Persian, Greek and Jewish archaeological, historical, midrashic, and scriptural sources.
Many see the Book of Esther as a contrived folk taleNlittle more than an engaging fiction serving as the rationale for an enduring, light-hearted cele...
