The Image and Its Prohibition in Jewish Antiquity
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 (P. Alexander, H.G.M. Williamson, J. Heath, S. Pearce, M.H. Williams, T. Rajak, S. Stern, Z. Weiss, L. Clenman) skillfuly explore different functions of images in relation to their prohibition by the second of the Ten Commandments. This book is aimed at the both the scholarly world and all readers interested in religion and art.
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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 (P. Alexander, H.G.M. Williamson, J. Heath, S. Pearce, M.H. Williams, T. Rajak, S. Stern, Z. Weiss, L. Clenman) skillfuly explore different functions of images in relation to their prohibition by the second of the Ten Commandments. This book is aimed at the both the scholarly world and all readers interested in religion and art.
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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 (P. Alexander, H.G.M. Williamson, J. Heath, S. Pearce, M.H. Williams, T. Rajak, S. Stern, Z. Weiss, L. Clenman) skillfuly explore different functions of images in relation to their prohibition by the second of the Ten Commandments. This book is aimed at the both the scholarly world and all readers interested in religion and art.
