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Greek Additions to Esther
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Six blocks conventionally labeled A–F, adding a dream, letters, prayers and an audience scene to Greek witnesses of Esther.
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The Old Greek and Alpha traditions preserve material conventionally called Additions A–F: Mordecai’s dream and its interpretation, two royal letters, Mordecai’s and Esther’s prayers, and an expanded royal audience. Divine presence becomes explicit where the HebrewHebrewA Northwest Semitic language in the Canaanite group, with ancient and modern forms.Glossary · Click to read the explanation form does not name God. This does not make the Greek traditions identical or settle their editorial relationship. [13][14]
References and notes
- Introduction, Additions A–F in both columns and selected 8–10 passages read; neither complete translation nor Göttingen apparatus read. Lettered numbering preserves edition differences. Karen H. Jobes, NETS Esther, introduction pp. 424–425; Additions A–F; selected 8–10, pp. 426, 430–433, 436–440 Return to the text ↑
- Introduction, §1.1 and selected violence passages read, not the complete article or cited books. Jill Middlemas, “Esther in the eye of the beholder,” 2026, introduction and §1.1; selected violence discussion Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Greek Additions to Esther», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/esther-greek-additions