Isaac Kalimi is Gutenberg Professor (emeritus) in Biblical and Jewish studies at the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Chicago, and an ordinary member of Academia Europaea. He is one of the most prolific, original thinkers, and an influential scholar today, and considered a pioneer of intercultural and interdisciplinary academic interactions between Jews and Christians. He published numerous articles and books, including The Book of Esther between Judaism and Christianity (2023).