Additions to Esther
E19395
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Additions to Esther canonical | 5 |
| Additions to the Book of Esther | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157736 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Additions to Esther Context triple: [Septuagint, includesDeuterocanonicalBook, Additions to Esther]
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A.
Ezra–Nehemiah
Ezra–Nehemiah is a biblical work that narrates the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple and walls, and the community’s religious and social reforms.
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B.
The Jewish Bride
The Jewish Bride is a renowned 17th-century oil painting by Rembrandt, celebrated for its intimate portrayal of a couple and its rich, expressive use of color and light.
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C.
Purim
Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther, celebrated with feasting, costumes, charity, and the reading of the Megillah.
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D.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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E.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Additions to Esther Target entity description: 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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A.
Ezra–Nehemiah
Ezra–Nehemiah is a biblical work that narrates the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon, the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple and walls, and the community’s religious and social reforms.
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B.
The Jewish Bride
The Jewish Bride is a renowned 17th-century oil painting by Rembrandt, celebrated for its intimate portrayal of a couple and its rich, expressive use of color and light.
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C.
Purim
Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther, celebrated with feasting, costumes, charity, and the reading of the Megillah.
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D.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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E.
Belshazzar’s Feast
Belshazzar’s Feast is a dramatic biblical painting by Rembrandt depicting the moment a mysterious divine inscription appears on the wall during the Babylonian king’s lavish banquet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek expansion
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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
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canonical in Ethiopian Orthodox canon GENERATED ⓘ deuterocanonical in Catholic Church GENERATED ⓘ deuterocanonical in Eastern Orthodox Church GENERATED ⓘ |
| contains |
Esther’s audience with the king
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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
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explicit references to God GENERATED ⓘ fasting GENERATED ⓘ prayer GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Esther
GENERATED
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Haman GENERATED ⓘ King Artaxerxes GENERATED ⓘ Mordecai GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
prayer text
GENERATED
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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
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Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish Tanakh
most Protestant Bibles ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Esther
GENERATED
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Septuagint GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatedFeast | Purim GENERATED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholicism
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Christianity GENERATED ⓘ Eastern Orthodoxy GENERATED ⓘ Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church GENERATED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy GENERATED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDesignation |
Additions to Esther
self-linksurface differs
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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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Additions to Esther Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.