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Unravelling the Mysteries of the Book of Esther

July 16, 2018December 4, 2018 ~ Alastair Roberts

Today’s video is on the subject of the book of Esther, exploring some of the insights of Rabbi David Fohrman’s superb little book, The Queen You Thought You Knew, which I read over the weekend.

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Alastair Roberts (PhD, Durham University) writes in the areas of biblical theology and ethics, but frequently trespasses beyond these bounds. He participates in the weekly Mere Fidelity podcast, blogs at Alastair’s Adversaria, and tweets at @zugzwanged. View all posts by Alastair Roberts

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marknen says:

July 16, 2018 at 4:21 am

I’ve just started studying the book of Esther and I am extremely happy to have found this. It is excellent.

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Vincent S Artale Jr says:

July 16, 2018 at 2:49 pm

Reblogged this on Talmidimblogging.

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