I took today to update all of my blog posts about the characters of Esther with some of the main references I used in my research. I wanted to compile all of those links together for further reading for anyone who is interested:

• The Book of Esther
• Encyclopedia.com: Esther
• Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Desire, Love, and Romance in the Hebrew Bible
• Why Did Esther Hide Her Jewish Identity? Part1 Part 2 by Rabbi Chaim Jachter
• Jews for Jesus: Five Things About Esther That Nobody Talks About
• Rachel Held Evans: Esther Actually 4-part series
• Bible.org: Was it realy feasible for Mordecai or Esther to return to Jerusalem during their time in Persia and how does this affect their disobedience for not returning?
• Biblical Horizons: Why Was Mordecai Angry?
• Wikipedia: Agagite
• Bible Hub: Commentaries on Esther 2:19