4 An exhibition of biblical texts takes place in Jerusalem

The leadership of the Museum of Biblical Lands in Jerusalem decided to extend the exposition Book of Books until October 25, 2014. It is reported that tens of thousands of believers from around the world have already visited the exhibition. As part of the exposition visitors can get acquainted with the most valuable and ancient texts of the Bible.

Exhibits of the exhibition tell about the history of the origin of Christianity. All guests of the museum can see fragments of the Septuagint - one of the oldest translations of the Old Testament, as well as illustrated manuscripts, original pages of the Gutenberg Bible, from the date of publication of which counts the printing in Europe and the rarest fragments of the Cairo genizah.

The Museum of Biblical Lands is the only one in the world dedicated to the history of the ancient times of the Middle East from the point of view of religion. The permanent exhibition represents a unique collection of works of art and objects of everyday life, which somehow tell the story of the birth of Christianity.

August 28, 2014
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