Episode 10: Professor Henry Abramson "Unmasking History"

JUDAISM DEMYSTIFIED | A Guide for Today's Perplexed: Confronting the Challenges of This Generation - A podcast by Ben and Benzi | Geonic-Maimonidean

Dr. Abramson brilliantly breaks down how historians process data to determine what sources are reliable, the respective approaches of historians and archaeologists in interpretating events, the difference between biblical minimalists and maximalists, what shaped Judaism after its continuous encounters with outside cultures (namely Greek and Zoroastrian), and some fascinating anecdotes about Queen Esther in the story of Purim.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/judaismdemystified/support