The Book of Esther | Religious education | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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The story of Deborah is told in the Old Testament part of the Bible, in the Book of ______.
- 'Judges' ✓
__________ ruled Israel for many years.
- Sisera
- Deborah ✓
- Barak
- Jael
In the Israelites' battle against an enemy army, the final blow of the battle was delivered by ______.
- 'Jael' ✓
A complementarian would view men and women as ______ one another.
- 'completing' ✓
An egalitarian would view men and women as being ______ in the eyes of God.
- 'equal' ✓
Dr Sandy Richter is an example of someone who holds an ______ view about women and men in the Church.
- 'egalitarian' ✓

The Book of Esther is a biblical story set in ...
- Persia. ✓
- Egypt.
- Jordan.
- Israel.
The Jewish ______ refers to the communities of Jews living outside of the land of ancient Israel following exile.
- 'diaspora' ✓
Esther, a Jew, was taken to be a __________ for King Xerxes and was then promoted to his wife.
- servant
- slave
- concubine ✓
- priestess
When Esther heard of Haman's plot, she ...
- pleaded with the king to stop it. ✓
- reasoned with Haman, who agreed to stop it.
- fled the palace in fear of her life.
- refused to bow down before Haman.
The term ______ is formed from words meaning 'father' and 'to rule'.
- 'patriarchy' ✓
Feminist theologians interpret the concubines named in the Bible, with the exception of Esther, as victims because ...
- we hear them speak.
- we do not hear them speak. ✓
- they were of lower status than their male companion's wives.

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The Book of Esther was written at a time when many Jews were living in exile as a disapora in the Persian Empire.
Esther can be seen as both a victim and a victor in her story.
Esther heard of a plot to kill all Jewish people in Persia and intervened to prevent this happening.
Considering the intended audience of the Book of Esther can help us better understand the significance of the story.

That the story of Esther takes place in ancient Israel.

The story of Esther takes place in Susa, an important city in the Persian Empire.

Concubine - a woman who lives with a man, and has relations with him, but has a lower status than his wife or wives
Diaspora - the scattering of communities of Jews outside of ancient Israel after exile
Exile - the removal of people or a person from their homeland
Persia - an ancient empire where many Jews were living after exile from ancient Israel
Patriarchy - a society or culture where men generally hold positions of power and authority