In the Book of Esther, power takes all sorts of forms. There’s plenty of traditional power to be found: King Ahasuerus, the villain of the story, rules over 127 provinces with an iron fist and ...

and stands out as one of the few books in the Bible that omits the name of God. The story tells us of the improbable rise of Esther, a regular Jewish subject of the Persian Empire, to become the ...

The young Jewess Esther, adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls selected; they are told to beautify themselves in the royal harem and prepare to spend the night with the king.

Apart from its gripping story, Esther Costello has an almost documentary quality in showing the patient way a mute can be taught to communicate with the world. So authentic are these scenes that ...

Esther Rantzen believed her family history was a story of genteel middle class respectability, but there was one story of a 'black sheep' that had always intrigued her. Her cousin revealed the ...

Which brings me to Queen Esther, who as a strong, assertive Persian Jewish woman, certainly broke some barriers. The story of Purim takes place in Shushan, an ancient city in Iran. Like so many ...

Prince was the Bible study secretary of their Christian union fellowship and Esther was a new Christian, having just gotten born again the previous year. 1985, was Prince's final school year and ...