At the event, the ancient Jewish queen’s story was recast as ... women in the king’s palace. For Borror, Esther is an example of how the Bible is often misread — or worse, misused.

Queen Esther was a figure of inspiration to Jews who had fled from oppressive regimes. In the Netherlands, she became a ...

Queen Esther, the story’s heroine, wields a form of power that is often hard to recognize. Esther’s power, at once demure and mighty, manifests as sacred vulnerability. Characterized by ...

At the event, the ancient Jewish queen’s story was recast as ... At the same time, Texas schools recently adopted a ...

If you were to visit a home in Amsterdam in the 17th Century, you might find, in the kitchen, the library, or even inside the fireplace, a scene of the biblical Queen Esther approaching her ...

The Bible’s Queen Esther was one of the defining Dutch divas of the 17th century and muse to some of Amsterdam’s greatest painters — among them Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. “The Book of Esther in ...

Even so, more than most other books of the Hebrew Bible, The Book of Esther holds ... audience with the king and he selects her for his wife and queen. Esther seems to be doing fine by going ...

JTA – Queen Esther is back in the news – and it’s not good news, and it’s got very little to do with the Jewish holiday of Purim, in whose story she is the starring character. Loved and ...

Like Queen Esther in the Bible, Priscilla Israel once stood in the epicentre of power, wielding influence that few State ...

Esther succeeds in enchanting the king with her extraordinary beauty and charm, and he makes her his queen. The king promotes his loyal subject Haman - whose family is notably anti-Jewish - to the ...

This Hanna-Barbera animated video tells a version of the Bible story about Esther, whose heroism is commemorated ... is chosen by King Ahasuerus of Persia to be his queen.