Dr. Catherine Bonesho, an Assistant Professor of Early Judaism at UCLA, joins Lexie to discuss her interest in the field of ancient Judaism and in ancient Jewish communities during the Second Temple period (spanning from the Persian to the Roman Empire), her focus primarily on interpretations of various empires' influences on Jewish communities and the study of Aramaic dialects, her role in co-organizing UCLA’s Bible conference and her presentation related to the Book of Esther and Purim and the influence of ancient Iran on these traditions. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram & Bluesky or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu!

Learn more about Dr. Bonesho: https://nelc.ucla.edu/person/catherine-bonesho/

Check out her publications on Academia: https://ucla.academia.edu/CatherineBonesho

Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.

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