About Dr. Aaron Koller

Dr. Aaron Koller is an associate professor of Near Eastern and Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University, where he studies the ancient world of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, especially material culture, language, and intellectual history. His most recent book is Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought (Cambridge University Press, 2014). Dr. Koller was on sabbatical for the year 2015-2016, serving as a visiting professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, as a fellow at the Hartman Institute, and as an NEH fellow at the Albright Institute for Archaeological Research.