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I. Contextual Information
A. Background
B. Authorship
(1) The text nowhere states who the author was, but many
have offered answers to this question—Mordecai, Ezra,
but none speculate that Esther wrote the book herself
(Ibid.).
(2) Therefore, we have to accept that the author of this
book is unknown, except to the author and to God
(Ibid.).
(a) Most likely, the author was a Persian Jew who was
quite intimate with the customs of Persian life, but
who was also extremely nationalistic in favoring the
Jews (Ibid.).
(b) Yet, as mentioned, this is only speculation, as is the
case with dating the book.
C. Date
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(b) So this information has led scholars to formulate
two different proposals as far as dating the writing
of the book (EBC, 778).
(2) So, if the book was written between 450-300 BC, why
was it written?
D. Purpose
E. Canonicity
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2. Christians today learn the valuable lesson that
we must take our stand on the belief system
found in the Bible.
3. Where we stand on each issue that is obvious
from a biblical perspective should be clear for
all to see.
G. Special Problems