Who Wrote The Book Of Esther Bible. Summary of the book of esther. During the reign of artaxerxes, son of king xerxes.
According to schellekens’ interpretation, the book of esther is a fanciful family history of a rich and powerful jewish family in 4th century b.c.e. It belongs to the third section of the judaic canon, known as the ketuvim, or “writings.” in the jewish bible, esther follows ecclesiastes and lamentations and is read on the festival of purim, which commemorates the rescue of the jews from haman’s plottings. The author of the book of esther is not given, though some attribute the work to mordecai.
The book of esther was likely written between 460 and 350 b.c.
Is the bible wrong about history? The book of esther does not specifically name its author. Josephus affirmed that mordecai wrote the book of esther 4. We don’t know who wrote the book of esther (other than the holy spirit) but we know from other historical documents that this is a real and true account of a young girl who became queen of the greatest empire in the world at that time.