An Atheist Explores the Apocrypha Part 13: Why A Queen’s Regalia Are Like A Used Sanitary Towel (Esther 10-16)
Additions to Esther 10-16 Why A Queen’s Regalia Are Like A Used Sanitary Towel. Welcome to the next instalment of An Atheist Explores Sacred Texts (Apocrypha version). In this series I work my way chapter-by-chapter through the Old Testament Apocrypha, commenting on it from the point of view of the text as literature and mythology. For more detail, see the introductory post http://bit.ly/3aEJ6Q5 For the online KJV I use, see here http://bit.ly/2m0zVUP And now: Esther 10 “ A little fountain became a river, and there was light, and the sun, and much water: this river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen” To briefly summarise Esther so far, King Ahasueris (Ataxerxes) of “Persia” becomes annoyed by his wife Vashti and ships her off elsewhere, turning to a contest to find the finest maiden in all the land. Within Ahasueris’ employment is a Jew called Mordecai, who puts forward his “ uncle’s daughter ” Esther for consideration. Of course, Esther wins over A...