What Was Esther’s Relationship to Mordechai?
Biblical, Traditional, and Not-So-Traditional Interpretations
Prof. B. Barry Levy
McGill University
Prof. B. Barry Levy is Emeritus Professor of Jewish and Biblical Studies at McGill University in Montreal. He regularly teaches Bible, the History of Jewish Interpretation of the Bible, and a course on Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptures and their interpretations.
Last Updated: April 17, 2026
Books by the Author
Fixing God's Torah: The Accuracy of the Hebrew Bible Text in Jewish Law
Targum Neophyti 1: A Textual Study
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Text and Context: Torah and Historical Truth
Historical-critical and text-critical approaches to the Torah have a strong precedent in classical rabbinic literature. Yet Orthodox Jewish communities today pointedly resist these methods. It is time that critical thinking about the Torah be embraced within our educational systems.
