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Esther 1

• Entre culture et théologie, une lecture d'Esther 1 - by Innocent Himbaza, Etudes Théologiques et Religieuses 2000.1

Characterization

• Hadassah bat Abihail: The Evolution from Object to Subject in the Character of Esther - by Joshua A. Berman, Journal of Biblical Literature 120.4 (2001) 647-669

Miscellaneous Articles and Essays

• The Book of Esther and Ancient Storytelling - by Adele Berlin, Journal of Biblical Literature 120.1 (2001) 3-14
• Das Buch Esther als methodisches Problem und hermeneutische Herausforderung: eine Skizze - by Harald Martin Wahl, Biblical Interpretation 9.1 (2001) 25-40; abstract publicly viewable, full text viewable by subscribers
• Esther and The Mexican - by Guy Matalon, Journal of Religion and Film 5.1 (2001)
• Holy Disobedience in Esther - by Karol Jackowski, Theology Today 45.4 (1988)
• In Quest of the Historical Mordecai - by David J. A. Clines, published in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967-1998, Volume 1 (JSOTSup, 292; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998), pp. 436-43
• “On the third day Esther put on her queen’s robes” (Esther 5:1): The Symbolic Function of Clothing in the Book of Esther - by Jopie Siebert-Hommes, lectio difficilior (1/2002)
• Reading Esther from Left to Right Contemporary Strategies for Reading a Biblical Text - by David J. A. Clines, published in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967-1998, Volume 1 (JSOTSup, 292; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998), pp. 3-22

Theology

• If Esther Had Not Been That Beautiful: Dealing with a Hidden God in the Book of Esther - by Sabine M. L. van den Eynde, Biblical Theology Bulletin (Winter 2001)

Book Reviews

• Berlin, Adele, JPS Torah Commentary: Esther - reviewed by Scott B. Noegel, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 3 (2001)
• Brenner, Athalya, ed. Ruth and Esther: A Feminist Companion to the Bible (Second Series) (Sheffield, 1999) - reviewed by Lisa Davison, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)
• Fountain, A. Kay, Literary and Empirical Readings of the Book of Esther (Lang, 2002)
  • Reviewed by Jean-Daniel Macchi, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
  • Reviewed by Dmitri Slivniak, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Jobes, Karen H., The Alpha-Text of Esther: Its Character and Relationship to the Masoretic Text
  • Reviewed by Tim McLay, Review of Biblical Literature (1998)
  • Reviewed by Tim McLay, TC 1 (1996)
• Larson, Knute and Kathy Dahlen, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (Broadman & Holman, 2005) - reviewed by Bob Becking, Review of Biblical Studies (2005)
• Levenson, Jon D., Esther (Old Testament Library) - reviewed by J. Brian Tucker, Journal of Biblical Studies 1.1 (2001)
• Van Wijk-Bos, Johanna W. H., Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther (Westminster John Knox, 1998) - reviewed by John W. Wright, Review of Biblical Literature (2000)