<p>The book of Esther is the only book in the Bible that never mentions God. It is also (like Jonah) among a handful of comedies in the Bible. Those two features make Esther one of the most fascinating portions of Scripture. This episode originated as a written article for <em>The Biblical Mind</em> online magazine, entitled, “The Story of Esther as Redemptive Humor in the Bible: When God Lets Us in on the Joke of Empire.” You can find the text version of the article at the following link.</p> <p><a href="https://hebraicthought.org/esther-redemptive-humor-in-the-bible/">https://hebraicthought.org/esther-redemptive-humor-in-the-bible/</a></p>