A series of Bible study guides following the format and content of the NIV Application Commentaries Series. Each study looks at the original meaning, bridging contexts, and contemporary significance of the text, and offers small group participants a better understanding and relevant application of the biblical material to their daily lives.
"In a counterfactual world resembling the 1930s, the state of Khazaria, an isolated nation of warriors Jews, is under attack by the Germanii.
Friedman, A.B. 196 Friedman, M.A. 114 Frymer-Kensky, T. 59 Fuchs, E. 50, 71 Fuerst, W.J. 177 Fuller, J.M. 4 Gallico, ... 209 Milne, P. 75 Moore, C.A. 3-5, 26, 36, 55, 70, 92-94, 111, 219, 237 Moses, A.J. 214, 215 Murphy, R. 89 Myers, ...
The best explanations in this discussion are that she was setting a trap for Haman ( R. Eleazar ) ; that she wanted ... to give him the opportunity to form a conspiracy ( R. Meir ) ; and that Xerxes was an erratic king ( R. Gamaliel ) .
This book situates the book of Esther in the intellectual history of Ancient Judaism and provides a new understanding of its purpose.
In God Behind the Scenes, Wayne K. Barkhuizen helps us trace the unseen hand of God throughout the Esther narrative, while pointing out how the book is still relevant today.
A fictional telling of how Queen Esther risked her life to prevent the killing of all the Jews in Persia.
In the fifth-century B.C, a beautiful Jewish girl named Esther becomes the queen of Persia and discovers God's purpose for her life when she courageously saves her people from death at the hands of the evil Haman.
Each reading, tied to a theme from the Old Testament story of Esther--beautiful queen and courageous heroine--is rooted in biblical truth and spiritual wisdom.
This is a story familiar to many Jews who have heard it recounted every year on the holiday of Purim. But readers of all backgrounds will be entranced by what artist Waldman depicts in his interpretation of the text.
"The adventures of Rooney and Mari continue in Book Two of the Bible Belles series.