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050			_aBS1375.53.E884 2016
050			_aBS1375.53.T655.E884 2016
100	1		_aTomasino, Anthony J., _d1961- _eauthor _91150
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
530			_a2
942			_cBK _hBS _m2016 _e1 _i2019-07-11 _k39.74
001			ocn965507986
003			OCoLC
005			20230615160504.0
008			161207s2016 wau b 001 0 eng d
020			_a9781577995739
020			_a1577995732
035			_a(OCoLC)965507986
040			_aMXL _beng _erda _cMXL _dGGB _dBDX _dOCLCF _dRCT _dOCLCQ _dBTCTA _dPTS
245	1	0	_aEsther / _cAnthony Tomasino. _h[print]
260		1	_aBellingham, Washington : _bLexham Press, _c[(c)2016.
300			_axvii, 392 pages ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aEvangelical Exegetical Commentary
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 369-380) and index.
520			_aThe story is a familiar one, made popular by Sunday School teachers, novels, and movies: her people threatened with extinction, Queen Esther must summon the courage to approach the Persian King Xerxes in order to save the Jews. But what is the real message of Esther? In this commentary, Anthony Tomasino closely examines the Hebrew text to explore the motifs of feasting, sovereignty, assertiveness, and reversal in the book of Esther. He also explores its connection with the celebration of Purim, the theme of the invincibility of the Jews, and the conspicuous absence of any mention of God. - back of book.
630	0	0	_aBible. _pEsther _vCommentaries. _91151
948			_hHELD BY SBI - 23 OTHER HOLDINGS
902			_c1 _dCYNTHIA SNELL _a1 _bCYNTHIA SNELL
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