The Book of Esther: How Jews Unknowingly Celebrate the Demonization of Their Liberators Every Year
Purim - An Annual Ritual Based on Anti-Persian Propaganda and Historical Fabrication The Holiday Built on a Lie Every year, millions of Jews celebrate Purim: Reading the Book of Esther (Megillah) Giving gifts Festive meals Costumes and celebration Commemorating "victory over Haman" and "salvation from Persian genocide attempt" What they're told: "Purim celebrates how Queen Esther saved the Jewish people from Haman's…
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Purim - An Annual Ritual Based on Anti-Persian Propaganda and Historical Fabrication The Holiday Built on a Lie Every year, millions of Jews celebrate Purim: Reading the Book of Esther (Megillah) Giving gifts Festive meals Costumes and celebration Commemorating "victory over Haman" and "salvation from Persian genocide attempt" What they're told: "Purim celebrates how Queen Esther saved the Jewish people from Haman's plot to exterminate them in the Persian Empire." What's actually true: The Book of Esther is fabricated anti-Persian propaganda. The events never happened. There was no genocide plot. There was no Haman. There was no mass killing of 75,000 enemies.
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Cyrus Cylinder · Dead Sea Scrolls · Hebrew Bible