When Was the Megillah Written?
The Megillat Esther (Book of Esther) Became the Last of the 24 Books of the Tanakh to Be Canonized by the Sages of the Great Assembly. According to the Talmud...
The Megillat Esther (Book of Esther) became the last of the 24 books of the Tanakh to be canonized by the Sages of the Great Assembly. According to the Talmud, it was a redaction by the Great Assembly of an original text by Mordecai. It is usually dated to the 4th century BCE.
When was the Book of Esther written?
According to recent research, the Book of Esther was written in the middle of the 4th century BCE during the reign of Artaxerxes III (359-338 BCE), however the absence in Persian sources of any references to a king that had a Jewish consort created a new problem.
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What is a Purim Megillah?
The scroll of Esther is universally known as the Megillah, the most important of the five scrolls. ... The Megillah is traditionally read twice: in the evening, after the Amidah prayer of the Maariv service, and in the morning after the Torah reading. This is the book for you and your family for Purim.
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