Megillot — Fünf Megillot; links die Rolle Ester, die meist in einer besonderen Hülle aufbewahrt wird Megillot (pl. zu hebr. מְגִלָּה megilla, „Buchrolle“, „Buch“) ist im Judentum die Bezeichnung für fünf Schriften aus dem Tanach. Sie gehören zum dritten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Five Megillot — Books of the Ketuvim (Hebrew Bible) Three poetic books Psalms Proverbs Job … Wikipedia
BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SCROLL OF ESTHER — (Heb. מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, Megillat Ester), the festal scroll of purim , the only one of the Five Scrolls to bear the title megillah as part of its traditional name (see scrolls , the Five). The Scroll of Esther tells the story of the salvation of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SCROLLS, THE FIVE — (Heb. ḥamesh megillot), a designation for the five shortest books of the Hagiographa (Heb. Ketuvim): Song of songs , ruth , lamentations , ecclesiastes , and Esther. Although in modern printed Hebrew Bibles the Five Scrolls constitute a unit,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cantillation — is the ritual chanting of readings from the Bible in synagogue services.The chants are rendered in accordance with the special signs or marks printed in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh) to complement the letters and vowel points … Wikipedia
INCUNABULA — Introduction The term incunabula (or cradle books ) denotes books printed before 1500, including broadsheets, or other typographical products printed from letterpress composed of movable type. The first book known to be printed by Gutenberg in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Ketuvim — ( he. כְּתוּבִים, writings ) is the third and final section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), after Torah and Nevi im. In English translations of the Hebrew Bible, this section is usually entitled Writings or Hagiographa. In the Jewish textual… … Wikipedia
Midrash Rabba — Rabbinic Literature Talmudic literature Mishnah • Tosefta Jerusalem Talmud • Babylonian Talmud Minor tractates Halakhic Midrash Mekhilta de Rabbi Yishmael (Exodus) Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon (Exodus) Sifra (Leviticus) Sifre (Numbers Deuteronomy)… … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
