Passover was a while ago, but I’m not late on this post. I’ll explain that in a minute. The Spring always seems to bring up the debate over Passover and…Continue readingThe Quartodeciman Controversy Redux
Here is the article mentioned in the previous post. I’ll share it here for easier access. “If Achashverosh Is Xerxes, Is Esther His Wife Amestris?” This won’t spoil the article,…Continue readingPurim addendum – shared blog
To keep the previous posts to a manageable size, I left out some intriguing details. These are just trivial so some might find this a little nerdy, but I find…Continue readingPurim – Some Trivial Details
Hopefully you are familiar with the events in Esther because we’re just going to jump right to Haman’s hatred for Mordecai. Haman’s hatred was so diabolical that he didn’t seek…Continue readingPurim, part 2 – Two Decrees of the King
Maybe you are familiar with Purim or perhaps you are not, but Purim comes from the story in the book of Esther. There’s a fascinating sequence of events that I…Continue readingPurim, part 1 – An Overview of Esther
