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class="tribe-event-date-start">March 13</span> - <span class="tribe-event-date-end">March 14</span></div>  <div class="tribe-events-venue-details"> 306 Royce, <span class="tribe-address"> </span> </div>  </div> <div id="post-2218" class="post-2218 tribe_events type-tribe_events status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tribe_events_cat-general cat_general">  <div class="tribe-events-event-image"><img width="1875" height="1250" src="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bible-Conference-program-web-image.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="The text "The Bible in Its Ancient Iranian Context" layered on top of a statue of Xerxes and a folio extract of Esther from the Cairo Genizah" decoding="async" srcset="https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bible-Conference-program-web-image.jpg 1875w, https://yarshater.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bible-Conference-program-web-image-300x200.jpg 300w, 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Rahim Shayegan</strong>, UCLA<br /> <strong>William Schniedewind</strong>, UCLA<br /> <strong>Catherine Bonesho</strong>, UCLA</p> <p><em>Co-sponsored by:</em><br /> <a href="https://pourdavoud.ucla.edu/">The Pourdavoud Institute for the Study of the Iranian World</a><br /> <a href="https://levecenter.ucla.edu/">The Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies</a></p> <a href="https://ucla.zoom.us/j/91611647646" class="btn">Join Zoom Webinar</a> </p> <a href="https://ucla.box.com/s/8qufvrcj7fljh2kionf3slqio3huz5b9" class="btn">Download Conference Program</a> </p> <a href="https://ucla.box.com/s/ximuaufzyxc3hukmogd2l5111zlt64xm" class="btn">Download Abstracts Booklet</a> </p> <p>Although there has been renewed interest in the Persian period in biblical scholarship, the profound impact of the ancient Iranian world on the biblical books of Esther and Daniel has often been taken for granted. From their dynamic portraits of foreign kings and Jewish communities in the imperial court to their use of Iranian institutions and literary traditions, it is impossible to disentangle the books of Esther and Daniel from their ancient Iranian contexts. This conference foregrounds the influence of the ancient Iranian world on Esther and Daniel and its lasting impact on ancient Jewish communities.</p> <p>In organizing this conference, we hope to offer a truly interdisciplinary analysis of Esther, Daniel and ancient Iranian Studies by inviting speakers specializing in subjects related to Second Temple Judaism, Hebrew Bible, and the Achaemenid Empire. 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