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Torah Scrolls

Torah Scrolls is a religious manuscript in Jewish Material Culture that consists of a handwritten copy of the Five Books of Moses on parchment, distinguished from other ritual texts by its sacred status, scribal precision, and liturgical use in synagogues.

8

Publications

225

Citations

10

Authors

5

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Variants

Sefer Torah

Parents

Publications

8

Questions of Canon Viewed through the Dead Sea Scrolls

James C. VanderKam · Bulletin for Biblical Research · 2001 · 72 citations

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A Sheet of Parchment from a 10th or 11th Century Torah Scroll: Determining its Type among Four Traditions (Oriental, Sefardi, Ashkenazi, Yemenite)

Jordan S. Penkower · Textus · 2002 · 52 citations

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The Transformation of the Torah in Second Temple Judaism

John J. Collins · Journal for the Study of Judaism · 2012 · 24 citations

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Torah and Magic: The Torah Scroll and Its Appurtenances as Magical Objects in Traditional Jewish Culture

Shalom Sabar · European Journal of Jewish Studies · 2009 · 21 citations

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The “Magdala stone table”: its function and role in determining the liturgical furniture in the ancient synagogue

Zeev Weiss · Journal of Roman Archaeology · 2021 · 17 citations · Full text

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Authors

10

  1. SD
    Steven D. Fraade

    Yale University, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  2. SS
    Shalom Sabar

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  3. NG
    Nehemia Gordon

    Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing, Germany

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  4. JJ
    John J. Collins

    University of Chicago, United States

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  5. IR
    Ira Rabin

    Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing, Germany

    1 publications · 14 citations

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Institutions

5

  1. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  2. Federal Institute For Materials Research and Testing

    Berlin, Germany

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

  3. Bar-Ilan University

    Ramat Gan, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  4. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  5. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  6. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    1 publications

    14 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Study of Judaism

    2 publications · 34 citations

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  2. Journal of Cultural Heritage

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  3. Bulletin for Biblical Research

    BBR · 1 publications · 72 citations

    1

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  4. Journal of Roman Archaeology

    JRA · 1 publications · 17 citations

    1

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  5. Textus

    1 publications · 52 citations

    1

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