Collectors of Books

Late 2nd Century BCE

The same things [Solomon’s sacrificial service] are reported in the records and in the memoirs of Nehemiah, and also that he founded a library and collected the books about the kings and prophets, and the writings of David, and letters of kings about votive offerings. In the same way Judah [Maccabee] also collected all the books that had been lost on account of the war that had come upon us, and they are in our possession. So if you have need of them, send people to get them for you.

Translation from the New Revised Standard Version.

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Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.