[Avodah] Who wrote Megillas Esther?

[Yitzhak Grossman]

The Megillah was originally a part of the Persian archives, which is why
it does not contain any mention of the Divine Name.  Although at the
behest of Esther it was subsequently edited by the men of the Great
Assembly, inspired by the Holy Spirit (as is the case elsewhere in
Scriptures), it retains its original secular character:

http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14323&pgnum=3&hilite=

[I am aware of other perspectives on the matter.]

Yitzhak
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