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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek expansion
Septuagint text
biblical text
deuterocanonical book
addsTo Masoretic Text of Esther
linked to: Megillat Esther
approximateDate 2nd century BCE to 1st century BCE
associatedWith Septuagint version of Esther
linked to: Septuagint
canonicalStatus apocryphal in most Protestant traditions
canonical in Ethiopian Orthodox canon
deuterocanonical in Catholic Church
deuterocanonical in Eastern Orthodox Church
contains Esther’s audience with the king
Mordecai’s dream
edict of King Artaxerxes against the Jews
interpretation of Mordecai’s dream
prayer of Esther
prayer of Mordecai
revised royal edict in favor of the Jews
emphasizes divine providence
explicit references to God
fasting
prayer
featuresCharacter Esther
Haman
King Artaxerxes
linked to: Artaxerxes

Mordecai
genre prayer text
religious narrative
royal edict
hasNumberOfAdditions 6
influenced liturgical readings in some Christian traditions
language Koine Greek
notInCanonOf Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Jewish Tanakh
linked to: Tanakh

most Protestant Bibles
partOf Book of Esther
linked to: Megillat Esther

Septuagint
relatedFeast Purim
religiousTradition Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
Eastern Orthodoxy
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Oriental Orthodoxy
scholarlyDesignation Additions to the Book of Esther
linked to: Additions to Esther

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

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Septuagint includesDeuterocanonicalBook Additions to Esther
Additions to Esther scholarlyDesignation Greek Esther Additions
linked to: Additions to Esther
Additions to Esther scholarlyDesignation Additions to the Book of Esther
linked to: Additions to Esther
Apocrypha (in early editions) containsWork Additions to Esther
Douay–Rheims Bible includesBook Additions to Esther
Deuterocanonical books contains Additions to Esther
RSV Catholic Edition includesBook Additions to Esther