But the black and white picture in Tablet magazine described the manuscript as a “16th to 17th century Hebrew book of Psalms, said to be from the Bamiyan area” of central Afghanistan.

“It’s the largest Hebrew manuscript collection assembled since the early 20th century,” said one scholar. (JTA) — The National Library of Israel has announced the acquisition of 60,000 ...

Alas, it appears the manuscript was damaged ... that he was rebuking his community for not taking his Torah to heart. “Woe to us on the day of judgment, woe to us on the day of rebuke ...

During these early years of printing, the classic works of ancient and medieval Hebrew and Jewish literature became widely available to Jewish (and non-Jewish) readers for the first time. Printing, ...

The Qur’an, the Bible, the Torah and the Guru Granth Sahib are manuscripts that many believe to have come from God himself, and as such they are at the core of their respective religions.