Written over 800 years ago, the Codex Gigas (also called the “Devil’s Bible”) is one of the most fascinating and interesting ...
Oftentimes, we are preoccupied with the contents of a book rather than the book itself. The phrase, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is preached as a metaphorical reminder not to be quick to judge ...
Matti Friedman is a reporter in Jerusalem for The Times of Israel, and author of “The Aleppo Codex.” His blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish ...
QUINCY — The District in Quincy is growing again, and this week the downtown area got a little more book smart. "The downtown vibe fits more with what we're going for, as opposed to the big box-stores ...
The 1,100-year-old book could become the most expensive book ever sold. (JTA) — The oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible as we know it today is about to go on sale — and it could well become the ...
Hardly a day passes without someone declaring the death of the book. Recently Lisa Miller of Newsweek viewed an electronic edition of the Bible that was replete with linked maps, a commentary and ...