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HarvardX: The Jewish Bible: Its History As A Physical Artifact by Edx
Can a book teach us more than just what is written inside of it? Beyond the words on a page, physical texts provide insights into the history, culture, and people of a time. One such text is the Jewish Bible, which has a physical history as storied and diasporic as that of the Jewish people.
Course Highlights
- The importance of the Jewish Bible as a physical object
- What the Jewish Book meant and still means for the Jewish people, from the earliest rendering to the most complex layouts of Jewish Study Bible pages
- How the shape, script, and layout represent the cultural, political, intellectual, and religious changes of the Jewish community in the context of the non-Jewish cultures
- How to read and interpret the context and meaning of the pages, from the earliest forms of Codex through the digital age
- The differences in the books that make up the Jewish Bible, and the page formats of the codex throughout history, encouraging your own reading and comparison between instances
- How to appreciate ancient texts, using the Bible as a physical object, through touch, smell, and written word—enhancing your appreciation for ancient wisdom, rituals, and Rabbinic law
Skills you will learn!
HarvardX: The Jewish Bible: Its History As A Physical Artifact
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