"A city of gold": in quest of talmudic reality
"Jerusalem of Gold", the splendid jewel that Rabbi Aqiba had made for his wife was a real piece of jewellery, well known at least during the period of the Mishna. This jewel will be examined using both rabbinic sources and iconographic evidence. We will suggest hereinafter that a "Jer...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Liverpool University Press
2009
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The journal of Jewish studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 48-59 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jerusalem
/ Metaphor
/ Crown
/ Talmud
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RelBib Classification: | BH Judaism |