Mother and daughter talk candidly about the Book of Esther and anything else that comes up – including bagels without holes. Tune in!

Once the videos are published, they’ll be uploaded here. Circle back to dig in further using the timestamps in YouTube. Chew on the references mentioned below for more. Special thanks to my daughter for this meal.

Comments and feedback are welcome. Enjoy.

Full playlist here.

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Introduction & Esther Chapter 1

Timestamps to dig into

Introduction 0 Is it King Xerxes? 3:00 Names and Culture 4:20 What’s true in the Bible? 21:00 Stumbling Blocks 25:00 Our Story 27:30 Stumbling Blocks part 2 32:15 The Key Part 45:05 The Day it Clicked 50:20 Getting ready… 52:25 Finally reading + discussing Esther 1 55:10 Wrap-up 1:08:35

References to chew on

• “The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures from Africa and the African Diaspora”. Specifically mentioned was a portion of the text called, “Reading the Hebrew Bible Responsibly” by Wil Gafney. Book with samples linked here.
• “First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament” linked with a sampler here.
• Origen of Alexandria’s “On First Principles” written around 220-230 AD translated by John Behr description here.

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Esther – Chapter 2

References to Chew On

• NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible by Zondervan https://www.thenivbible.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/CulturalBackground.pdf

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