The Book of Esther, Ancient Persia, and the Shadow of Modern Iran
The Book of Esther is not just a story about a distant past, it is a reminder that dangerous rhetoric can become policy, and that policy can become reality.
The Book of Esther is not just a story about a distant past, it is a reminder that dangerous rhetoric can become policy, and that policy can become reality.
And thus will stand this one against this one the heirs of ancient Persia and the newly established Jewish state; no more tale of royal court and feasting, for if from the dust of might, knowledge and fear, no more a book sealed with feasting and joy, but an open chapter that is still being written.