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The Jewish Bible
A Material History
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.
About the Author
Reviews
"Brilliant and fascinating. . . . In The Jewish Bible, Stern masterfully synthesizes this scholarship, offering a chronological history of Jewish sacred books from Qumran to the JPS Tanakh."—Adam Kirsch, Jewish Review of Books
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Endorsements
"The whole notion of studying the history of the Bible as a material artifact is an innovation."—Raymond Scheindlin, author of A Short History of the Jewish People: From Legendary Times to Modern Statehood
"Stern's pioneering narrative of the material forms of the biblical text opens a new panorama in the history of the 'book of books.' Tracing its multiple platforms, including scroll, codex, manuscript, print, Hebrew and in translation, Stern argues that meaning and context are inseparable elements for the reception of the Bible over time."—Elisheva Carlebach, Columbia University
Hardback | |
October 3, 2017 | |
9780295741482 | |
English | |
320 | |
83 color illus. | |
10.00 Inches (US) | |
7.00 Inches (US) | |
2.55 Pounds (US) | |
$105.00 USD, £76.00 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Paperback / softback | |
July 9, 2019 | |
9780295746173 | |
English | |
320 | |
83 color illus. | |
10.00 Inches (US) | |
7.00 Inches (US) | |
1.95 Pounds (US) | |
$34.95 USD, £26.99 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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