The Jewish Bible : a material history / David Stern.
2017
BS1130 .S74 2017eb
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Title
The Jewish Bible : a material history / David Stern.
Author
Stern, David, 1949- author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780295741499 (electronic book)
029574149X (electronic book)
9780295741482
0295741481
029574149X (electronic book)
9780295741482
0295741481
Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 303 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number
BS1130 .S74 2017eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
221.09
Summary
"In The Jewish Bible: A Material History, David Stern explores the Jewish Bible as a material object--the Bibles that Jews have actually held in their hands--from its beginnings in the ancient Near Eastern world through to the Middle Ages to the present moment. Drawing on the most recent scholarship on the history of the book, Stern shows how the Bible has been not only a medium for transmitting its text--the word of God--but a physical object with a meaning of its own. That meaning has changed, as the material shape of the Bible has changed, from scroll to codex, and from manuscript to printed book. By tracing the material form of the Torah, Stern demonstrates how the process of these transformations echo the cultural, political, intellectual, religious, and geographic changes of the Jewish community. With tremendous historical range and breadth, this book offers a fresh approach to understanding the Bible's place and significance in Jewish culture"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on print version record.
Series
Samuel and Althea Stroum lectures in Jewish studies.
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Jewish Bible.
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Table of Contents
The Jewish Bible: an introduction
1. The Torah Scroll
2. The Hebrew Bible in the age of the manuscript
3. The Jewish Bible in the early age of print
4. The Jewish Bible since the sixteenth century
Epilogue: The future of the Jewish Bible.
1. The Torah Scroll
2. The Hebrew Bible in the age of the manuscript
3. The Jewish Bible in the early age of print
4. The Jewish Bible since the sixteenth century
Epilogue: The future of the Jewish Bible.