Like Esther, you fathers, elders, deacons, ministers, and bishops… must respond to the compelling message of Mordecai in the Bible book of Esther. And almost nobody has yet told us what that ‘compelling message’ is. Various kinds of unbelievably insane eras like ours today, have happened ...
The discussion proceeds as follows: (a) an exploration of aspects of Haman's comportment in the story in terms of a colonial matrix of power and Mordecai in terms of a coloniality of being; (b) a discussion on decoloniality in terms of (i) the decolonial turn, (ii) coloniality, (...
Esther.The name Esther comes from the biblical story of an ordinary girl who became queen of Persia and, ultimately, saved her people. The name is thought to mean “star” in Persian. Some charming nickname options include Essie, Ettie, and Estée. Eve.You can’t have a list of biblical...
In The Queen & The Spymaster, a novel based on the story of Esther, award-winning author and scholar Sandra E. Rapoport hews to the ancient text while imagining the suspenseful, gripping and ultimately triumphant backstory of the unlikely heroes of Xerxes’ Persia. You can purchase your copies...
You've found the website for a new musical written for Youth Sing Praise 2015 by the program's music director Orin Johnson and its artistic director Bradley J. Behrmann. The musical is based on the biblical story of Queen Esther, and is a full length 2-
Taken together, Christians understand the Old and New Testaments of the Bible to tell the story of the human race. In the beginning, the first human parents are cast out of the Garden of Eden to keep them from the Tree of Life. Eating its fruit in their sinful state would have opened ...
42. Esther Histories say that the name belonged to a Persian queen named Esther of Persia. She was a famous leader who stopped the Jewish people from being killed in her own country. This feat continues to be commemorated annually via the holiday of Purim, and an entire book of the Bible...
but rather is encouraging him to curse God and ultimately invite his own death. But when we take a closer look Job’s wife and carefully examine what Scripture does reveal about her, there is the potential to derive a different interpretation of her, her story, her contributions to her Job...
Books of the Bible (Old Testament)Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel...
Starting with the creation of man, the movie also depicts Cain’s murder of Abel, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah as well as the story of Noah’s Ark. In one memorable scene, Huston is the narrator, portrays Noah, and is the voice of God. For his big-budg...