{"product_id":"sacred-treasure-the-cairo-genizah-the-amazing-discoveries-of-forgotten-jewish-history-in-an-egyptian-synagogue-attic-paperback","title":"Sacred Treasure-The Cairo Genizah: The Amazing Discoveries of Forgotten Jewish History in an Egyptian Synagogue Attic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark S. Glickman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndiana Jones meets \u003cem\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e in an old Egyptian synagogue--the amazing story of one of the most important discoveries in modern religious scholarship.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1896, Rabbi Solomon Schechter of Cambridge University stepped into the attic of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt, and there found the largest treasure trove of medieval and early manuscripts ever discovered. He had entered the synagogue's genizah--its repository for damaged and destroyed Jewish texts--which held nearly 300,000 individual documents, many of which were over 1,000 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered among the most important discoveries in modern religious history, its contents contained early copies of some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, early manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, and other sacred literature. The importance of the genizah's contents rivals that of the Rosetta Stone, and by virtue of its sheer mass alone, it will continue to command our attention indefinitely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first accessible, comprehensive account of this astounding discovery. It will delight you with its fascinating adventure story--why this enormous collection was amassed, how it was discovered and the many lessons to be found in its contents. And it will show you how Schechter's find, though still being \"unpacked\" today, forever transformed our knowledge of the Jewish past, Muslim history and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734291812448,"sku":"9781580235129","price":31.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/bGJ5V24vYnFGSmZpZ2x1THZVaVV2QT09.webp?v=1777647601","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/sacred-treasure-the-cairo-genizah-the-amazing-discoveries-of-forgotten-jewish-history-in-an-egyptian-synagogue-attic-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}