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Ezra Reads from the Law of Moses

1 Esdras 9:37–47

2nd Century BCE

Facing pages of a damaged Hebrew manuscript with paragraphs of large, vocalized script alternating with paragraphs of small, unvocalized script.

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Early Medieval Law and Religious Observance

7th to 12th Century

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Deborah Speaks to the People

Biblical Antiquities 30.5–7; 33.1–3

1st Century

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Philosophy and Law: Contributions to the Understanding of Maimonides and His Predecessors

Leo Strauss

1935

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In Lighthearted Praise of the Holy Law in the Foundation of the Synagogue

Daniel Levi de Barrios

1683

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On the First Rashi in the Torah

Jacob of Orléans

On Genesis 1:1

Mid-12th Century

A colorful ancient fresco depicts a temple with columns, a large menorah, a priest, and various other figures, along with several animals, all framed by decorative borders.

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What Is Sifra?

3rd or 4th Century

A fresco depicts a decorated arch with a scallop shell niche, flanked by ornate columns. Above, symbols include a menorah, a lulav and etrog, a structure with columns and doors, a figure with a knife, and a ram.

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What Is Sifre Numbers?

3rd or 4th Century

Ancient fresco shows a bearded man in a white robe with blue stripes, standing beside a tree, extending one arm outward. The background features simple landscape shapes, and a wavy border surrounds the scene.

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What Is Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael?

3rd Century

Ancient mosaic depicting armored figures, horses, and combat scenes; some parts of the artwork are missing or damaged, revealing patches of bare stone.

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What Is Mekhilta de-Rabbi Simeon bar Yoḥai?

3rd Century

Stained manuscript with Hebrew text and smaller notes in the margin and at the top corner.

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Mishneh Torah

Moses Maimonides | Yefet ben Solomon ha-Levi

1170s

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Torah at Qumran

Damascus Document 5:2–6|Rule of the Community 5:7–10

2nd Century BCE–1st Century CE