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Presented By: University Library

Sacred Hands: Manuscripts of the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Details from Isl. Ms. 1047; P. Mich. inv. 6238, page 32 (recto); and Mich. Ms. 88, fol. 14v. Details from Isl. Ms. 1047; P. Mich. inv. 6238, page 32 (recto); and Mich. Ms. 88, fol. 14v.
Details from Isl. Ms. 1047; P. Mich. inv. 6238, page 32 (recto); and Mich. Ms. 88, fol. 14v.
View and discuss the contents of an online exhibit that highlights an extraordinary selection of manuscripts containing the sacred texts of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It includes manuscripts that are highly treasured for their textual and artistic value, such as a tenth-century Torah, the earliest known papyrus of St. Paul's Epistles, early illuminated Byzantine manuscripts of the Four Gospels, and a wide selection of manuscripts containing the Qur'an.

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Presenters from the U-M Library:
Pablo Alvarez — Curator, Special Collections Research Center
Evyn Kropf — Librarian for Middle Eastern & North African Studies and Religious Studies; Curator, Islamic Manuscripts Collection
Details from Isl. Ms. 1047; P. Mich. inv. 6238, page 32 (recto); and Mich. Ms. 88, fol. 14v. Details from Isl. Ms. 1047; P. Mich. inv. 6238, page 32 (recto); and Mich. Ms. 88, fol. 14v.
Details from Isl. Ms. 1047; P. Mich. inv. 6238, page 32 (recto); and Mich. Ms. 88, fol. 14v.

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