Esther

Updated July 17, 2002

Allen, Leslie C., and LeAnne Flescher. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. New International Biblical Commentary. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 19--.

Beal, Timothy K. The Book of Hiding: Gender, Ethnicity, Annihilation, and Esther. Biblical Limits. London/New York: Routledge, 1997.

Breneman, Mervin. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. New American Commentary. Nashville: Broadman Holman, 19--.

Brenner, Athalya, ed. Ruth and Esther: A Feminist Companion to the Bible. (Second Series).
Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press Ltd., 1999.

Brockington, L. H. Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. Century Bible. New Edition. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 19--.

Bush, Frederic. Ruth, Esther. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco: Word, 1996.

Clines, David J. A. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. New Century Bible. 19--.

Coggins, Richard J., and S. Paul Re'emi. Nahum, Obadiah, Esther: Israel Among the Nations. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 19--.

Craig, Kenneth. Reading Esther: A Case Study for the Literary Carnivalesque. Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1995.

Jobes, Karen M. Esther. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999.

Laniak, Timothy S. Shame and Honor in the Book of Esther. Atlanta: Scholars Press/SBL Dissertation Series, 1998.

Levenson, Jon D. Esther. Old Testament Library. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 1997.

Linafelt, Tod, and Timothy K. Beal. Ruth and Esther. Berit Olam. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 19--.

Moore, Carey A. Esther. Anchor Bible. Garden City: Doubleday, 1971.

Murphy, Roland E. Responses to 101 Questions on the Psalms and Other Writings. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist, 19--.

Murphy, Roland E. Wisdom Literature: Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles, Ecclesiastes and Esther. Forms of the Old Testament Literature Series. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 19--.

Nielsen, Kirsten, and Hans J. Lundager Jensen. Ruths Bog, Esters Bog og Hojsangen
Bibelselskabets Kommentarserie til Det Gamle Testamente. Copenhagen: Det Danske Bibelselskab, 1998.

Paton, Lewis B. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Esther. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark, 1973.

Roberts, Mark. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. Communicator's Commentary. Waco: Word, 19--.

van Vijk-Bos, Johanna W. H. Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. Westminster Bible Companion. Louisville: Westminster/John KNox, 1998.

Webb, Barry G. Five Festal Garments: Christian Reflections on the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther. New Studies in Biblical Theology 10. Leicester,
England: Apollos, 2000.

Zlotowitz, Meir. The Megillah/Esther. Brooklyn: Mesorah, 19--.

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