Additions to Esther

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Additions to Esther is a set of Greek expansions to the biblical Book of Esther, found in the Septuagint and considered deuterocanonical in some Christian traditions.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Additions to the Book of Esther 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek expansion
Septuagint text
biblical text
deuterocanonical book
addsTo Masoretic Text of Esther GENERATED
approximateDate 2nd century BCE to 1st century BCE GENERATED
associatedWith Septuagint version of Esther GENERATED
canonicalStatus apocryphal in most Protestant traditions GENERATED
canonical in Ethiopian Orthodox canon GENERATED
deuterocanonical in Catholic Church GENERATED
deuterocanonical in Eastern Orthodox Church GENERATED
contains Esther’s audience with the king GENERATED
Mordecai’s dream GENERATED
edict of King Artaxerxes against the Jews GENERATED
interpretation of Mordecai’s dream GENERATED
prayer of Esther GENERATED
prayer of Mordecai GENERATED
revised royal edict in favor of the Jews GENERATED
emphasizes divine providence GENERATED
explicit references to God GENERATED
fasting GENERATED
prayer GENERATED
featuresCharacter Esther GENERATED
Haman GENERATED
King Artaxerxes GENERATED
Mordecai GENERATED
genre prayer text GENERATED
religious narrative GENERATED
royal edict GENERATED
hasNumberOfAdditions 6 GENERATED
influenced liturgical readings in some Christian traditions GENERATED
language Koine Greek GENERATED
notInCanonOf Hebrew Bible GENERATED
Tanakh
surface form: Jewish Tanakh

most Protestant Bibles
partOf Book of Esther GENERATED
Septuagint GENERATED
relatedFeast Purim GENERATED
religiousTradition Catholicism GENERATED
Christianity GENERATED
Eastern Orthodoxy GENERATED
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church GENERATED
Oriental Orthodoxy GENERATED
scholarlyDesignation Additions to Esther self-linksurface differs
surface form: Additions to the Book of Esther

Greek Esther Additions GENERATED
textualRelation longer Greek version of Esther compared to Hebrew text GENERATED
usedIn Vulgate GENERATED

Referenced by (5)

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Apocrypha (in early editions) containsWork Additions to Esther
Douay–Rheims Bible includesBook Additions to Esther
Septuagint includesDeuterocanonicalBook Additions to Esther
Additions to Esther scholarlyDesignation Additions to Esther self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Additions to the Book of Esther