The Septuagint and the Book of Esther
(Significant differences between the Masoretic and Septuagint versons of Esther exist. I have relied upon the Masoretic text for all of my previous writings. In this article I’ll compare the differnces and explain why my conclusions remain the same.) The “Masoretic” text of the Book of Esther is in every modern Bible. Masoretes were Jewish scholars who attempted to write a Hebrew Bible from from Hebrew sources between about A.D. 500 and AD. 1100. The Hebrew language was problematic because…