▁Western ▁churches ▁accepted ▁Est her ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁B ibles . ▁ ▁Est her ▁is ▁also ▁comm emor ated ▁as ▁a ▁mat ri arch ▁in ▁the ▁Calendar ▁of ▁Sain ts ▁of ▁the ▁Luther an ▁Church – Miss ouri ▁Syn od ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 4 . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁saint ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁and ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Church es . ▁" The ▁Sept u ag int ▁edition ▁of ▁Est her ▁contains ▁six ▁parts ▁( total ing ▁ 1 0 7 ▁vers es ) ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Bible . ▁Although ▁these ▁interpret ations ▁originally ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁composed ▁in ▁Heb rew , ▁they ▁surv ive ▁only ▁in ▁Greek ▁texts . ▁Because ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁Bible ’ s ▁version ▁of ▁Est her ’ s ▁story ▁contains ▁neither ▁pray ers ▁nor ▁even ▁a ▁single ▁reference ▁to ▁God , ▁Greek ▁red act ors ▁apparently ▁felt ▁comp elled ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁tale ▁a ▁more ▁explicit ▁religious ▁orientation , ▁all ud ing ▁to ▁" G od " ▁or ▁the ▁" L ord " ▁fifty ▁times ." ▁These ▁add itions ▁to ▁Est her ▁in ▁the ▁Ap oc ry pha ▁were ▁added ▁approximately ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁or ▁first ▁century ▁B CE . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁Est her ▁is ▁also ▁made ▁reference ▁to ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 2 8 ▁of ▁ 1 ▁M eq ab yan , ▁a ▁book ▁considered ▁canonical ▁in ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁Orth odox ▁T ew ah edo ▁Church . ▁ ▁Music ▁▁ ▁Marc - An to