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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Additions to the Book of Esther | 1 |
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
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explicit references to God GENERATED ⓘ fasting GENERATED ⓘ prayer GENERATED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Esther
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Haman GENERATED ⓘ King Artaxerxes GENERATED ⓘ Mordecai GENERATED ⓘ |
| genre |
prayer text
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Additions to the Book of Esther