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THREAD: Offcuts from Esther (Part I).

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#ChiasticClaimsToCome

#AndManyWordReversals
Esther seems to be built around a chiastically-structured plot.

It begins and ends in a roughly symmetrical manner,

and its central plot--i.e., the rivalry between Haman and the Jews--reaches its climax in the events of ch. 6 (about halfway through the book),
which functions as a kind of ‘axis of reflection’.

Consider, by way of illustration, the observations set out below:

:: Esther starts and ends with a summons to observe two (consecutive) feasts.

The first is empire-wide, while the second is restricted to Susa
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