Check if you have access via personal or institutional login The book of Esther is one of the most challenging books in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, not only because of the difficulty of ...

Esther now turned her attention to the paternal side of her family and the mystery of the origin of her surname, Rantzen. The only Rantzens she had ever met were related to her, yet she didn't ...

Esther now turned her attention to the paternal side of her family and the mystery of the origin of her surname, Rantzen. The only Rantzens she had ever met were related to her, yet she didn't ...

Even so, I was surprised to read in a recent New York Times article how the biblical story of Esther is being used to attract a particular type of Christian. Well, not totally surprised.