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Against the commonly held opinion that ancient Judaism was an artless culture, this sumptuously illustrated book offers new ways of looking at art in Jewish antiquity. Leading experts, under the editorship of Sarah Pearce, skilfully explore different functions of images in relation to their prohibition by the Second of the Ten Commandments.

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The contributors are all specialist scholars, in a range of fields, and their essays represent the latest scholarship in English on this tantalising and complex subject. -- Standpoint Standpoint

The Image and Its Prohibition in Jewish Antiquity

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    Publisher: Journal of Jewish Studies
    Publication Date: 30/09/2013
    ISBN13: 9780957522800, 978-0957522800
    ISBN10: 0957522800
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    Book Synopsis
    Against the commonly held opinion that ancient Judaism was an artless culture, this sumptuously illustrated book offers new ways of looking at art in Jewish antiquity. Leading experts, under the editorship of Sarah Pearce, skilfully explore different functions of images in relation to their prohibition by the Second of the Ten Commandments.

    Trade Review
    The contributors are all specialist scholars, in a range of fields, and their essays represent the latest scholarship in English on this tantalising and complex subject. -- Standpoint Standpoint

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