Queen Esther, the story’s heroine, wields a form of power that is often hard to recognize. Esther’s power, at once demure and mighty, manifests as sacred vulnerability. Characterized by ...

As mentioned, the Book of Esther is the last book included by the rabbis in the cannon. Keep in mind that the Jewish bookshelf at the time had many, many more books than what we find in the Bible.

At a superficial glance, it is possible to see in Queen Esther ... points of similarity are more than coincidental. Esther is also one of the Bible's seven prophetesses of the people of Israel.