Editing Esther (section)

== In Christianity ==
Esther is commemorated as a matriarch in the [[Liturgical calendar (Lutheran)|Calendar of Saints]] of the [[Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod]] on May 24.

Esther is recognized as a saint in the [[Eastern Orthodox]] Church, commemorated on the Sunday before [[Christmas]]. The Septuagint edition of Esther contains six parts (totaling 107 verses) not found in the Hebrew Bible. Although these interpretations originally may have been composed in Hebrew, they survive only in Greek texts. Because the Hebrew Bible's version of Esther's story contains neither prayers nor even a single reference to God, Greek redactors apparently felt compelled to give the tale a more explicit religious orientation, alluding to "God" or the "Lord" fifty times."{{sfn|Harris|Platzner|2007|p=375}} These additions to Esther in the Apocrypha were added approximately in the second or first century BCE.{{sfn|Vanderkam|Flint|p=182}}

The story of Esther is also referenced in chapter 28 of [[Meqabyan#First Book of Ethiopian Maccabees (1 Meqabyan)|1 Meqabyan]], a book considered [[Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon|canonical]] in the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-01-31 |title=Queen Esther: A Heroine of Courage |url=https://israelbylocals.com/queen-esther/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=Israel by Locals}}</ref>