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OverviewPlot. Esther seems to me the best-told story in the Bible. Observe how the note of empty Persian bigness versus simple Jewish faith is struck at the very beginning and is echoed to the end. Thus, Ahasuerus ruled over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, the opening banquet lasted one hundred and eighty-seven days, the king's bulletins were as unalterable as the tides, the gallows erected was eighty-three feet high, the beds were of gold and silver upon a pavement of red and blue and white and black marble, the money wrested from the Jews was to be eighteen million dollars, etc. Full Product DetailsAuthor: C Alphonso SmithPublisher: Kessinger Publishing Imprint: Kessinger Publishing Dimensions: Width: 25.40cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9781161452495ISBN 10: 1161452494 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 23 May 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |