Yale University Library Research Guides: Hellenistic Judaism: Esther

Esther Studies

Esther in Diaspora by Tsaurayi Kudakwashe Mapfeka new approach of Diaspora Studies
Empire and Gender in LXX Esther by Meredith J. Stone highlights empire as the central lens through which Esther is read. synchronic reading of LXX Esther with the Additions, allowing the presence and negotiation of imperial power to be further illuminated throughout the story's plot.

Esther in Translation

Esther by Debra Reid replaces the previous edition of Esther in the Tyndale Commentary series written by Joyce Baldwin.
Esther by Jon D. Levenson guides readers through both versions, demonstrating their coherence and their differences.

Esther Editions

The Alpha-Text of Esther by Karen H. Jobes
Esther : juxtaposition of the Septuagint translation with the Hebrew text by Hanna Kahana comparison between the Septuaginta translation of the Esther Scroll and its Hebrew text. Each verse is presented in a four columned table in which we inserted the Hebrew text, broken up into syntactically coherent short phrases, its Greek counterpart and the English translations of the Hebrew and Greek phrases respectively. running commentary.