Apocrypha Book

Additions to Esther

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Writer
Israelite scribes preserving expanded prayers and covenant framing around Esther’s deliverance
Approximate Date
2nd–1st c. BCE
Audience
Israel in dispersion remembering prayer, fasting, deliverance, and preservation from destruction
Category
Daniel and Esther Additions
Chapters
6

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