Hebrew Voices #156 – Bibles Written by Medieval Jewish Kids
In this episode of Hebrew Voices #156, Bibles Written by Medieval Jewish Kids, Nehemia talks with Dr. Estara Arrant about her research at Cambridge University into “informal Bibles” discovered in the Cairo Genizah. They discuss the insights that can be … Continue reading →
In this episode of Hebrew Voices #156, Bibles Written by Medieval Jewish Kids, Nehemia talks with Dr. Estara Arrant about her research at Cambridge University into “informal Bibles” discovered in the Cairo Genizah. They discuss the insights that can be gained from these previously overlooked Hebrew fragments, the surprising degree of literacy among Jewish children in the Middle Ages, and how errors in personal Bibles prove that the text of the Hebrew Bible was fixed.
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I find it fascinating that most Europeans were educated even back then even the “uneducated” could read and write in some cases two or a mixed alphabet or language.
We’nt kings instructed to write a copy of Torah?
It may not be far fetched that other people wrote copies for themselves?
Fascinating discussion. Would the term “unrefined” be a good descriptor for the skills of these writers?
I have just completed the memorial of the Passover. I want to explain that being Messianic, I am following only the written Torah.
I want to ask how your faith of Kariate Jewish traditions are observed at Passover. Yes, it is the age old question what is leaven?
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