<P> The canonicity of these Greek additions has been a subject of scholarly disagreement practically since their first appearance in the Septuagint--Martin Luther, being perhaps the most vocal Reformation - era critic of the work, considered even the original Hebrew version to be of very doubtful value . Luther's complaints against the book carried past the point of scholarly critique and may reflect Luther's antisemitism, which is disputed, such as in the biography of Luther by Derek Wilson, which points out that Luther's anger at the Jews was not at their race but at their theology . </P> <P> The Council of Trent, the summation of the Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation, reconfirmed the entire book, both Hebrew text and Greek additions, as canonical . The Book of Esther is used twice in commonly used sections of the Catholic Lectionary . In both cases, the text used is not only taken from a Greek addition, the readings also are the prayer of Mordecai, and nothing of Esther's own words is ever used . The Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Septuagint version of Esther, as it does for all of the Old Testament . The additions are specifically listed in the Thirty - Nine Articles, Article VI, of the Church of England: "The rest of the Book of Esther". </P> <Ul> <Li> There are several paintings depicting Esther, including one by Millais . </Li> <Li> The Italian Renaissance poet Lucrezia Tornabuoni chose Esther as one of biblical figures on which she wrote poetry . </Li> <Li> In 1689, Jean Baptiste Racine wrote Esther, a tragedy, at the request of Louis XIV's wife, Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon . </Li> <Li> In 1718, Handel wrote the oratorio Esther based on Racine's play . </Li> <Li> In 1958, a book entitled Behold Your Queen! was written by Gladys Malvern and illustrated by her sister, Corinne Malvern . It was chosen as a selection of the Junior Literary Guild . </Li> <Li> The play entitled Esther (1960), written by Welsh dramatist Saunders Lewis, is a retelling of the story in Welsh . </Li> <Li> A 1960 movie about the story, Esther and the King, starring Joan Collins . </Li> <Li> A 1978 miniseries entitled The Greatest Heroes of the Bible starred Victoria Principal as Esther, Robert Mandan as Xerxes, and Michael Ansara as Haman . </Li> <Li> Episode 25 of the 1981 anime series Superbook involves this story . </Li> <Li> The 1983 musical entitled Swan Esther was written by J. Edward Oliver and Nick Munns and released as a concept album with Stephanie Lawrence and Denis Quilley . Swan Esther has been performed by the Young Vic, a national tour produced by Bill Kenwright and some amateur groups . </Li> <Li> A 1986 Israeli film directed by Amos Gitai entitled Esther . </Li> <Li> In 1992, a 30 - minute, fully animated video, twelfth in Hanna - Barbera's The Greatest Adventure series, titled Queen Esther features the voices of Helen Slater as Queen Esther, Dean Jones as King Ahasuerus, Werner Klemperer as Haman, and Ron Rifkin as Mordecai . </Li> <Li> A 1999 TV movie from the Bible Collection that follows the biblical account very closely, Esther, starred Louise Lombard in the title role and F. Murray Abraham as Mordecai . </Li> <Li> In 2000, VeggieTales released "Esther...The Girl Who Became Queen". </Li> <Li> Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther by Ginger Garrett . 2005, NavPress . </Li> <Li> A 2006 movie about Esther and Ahasuerus, entitled One Night with the King, stars Tiffany Dupont and Luke Goss . It was based on the novel Hadassah: One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney and Mark Andrew Olsen . </Li> <Li> Esther is one of the five heroines of the Order of the Eastern Star . </Li> <Li> On March 8, 2011, the Maccabeats released a music video called "Purim Song". </Li> <Li> The Book of Esther is a 2013 movie starring Jen Lilley as Queen Esther and Joel Smallbone as King Xerxes . </Li> <Li> In 2012, a graphic adaptation of the Book of Esther was illustrated by J.T. Waldman and appeared in volume one of The Graphic Canon, edited by Russ Kick and published by Seven Stories Press . </Li> </Ul> <Li> There are several paintings depicting Esther, including one by Millais . </Li>

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