This book is the authors personal exploration of the book of Esther.

Excerpt from the Preface:

“Some of the material for this book was prepared in the early 1970’s and delivered as a series of talks at Bible Schools in the USA and the UK. The reason for its existence was the need for answers to an increasing number of questions that arose in my mind during general reading. The well-known query concerning the absence of the Name of God was but the first of many enigmas…

The prime concern of the present volume is to make the book of Esther more meaningful for the average reader of the Bible rather than the academic and to present ideas in an easily readable form. It is my hope that this approach will help individuals to make their own personal assessment of this fascinating narrative…”