Artefacts

Artefacts of Ancient Judaism

A teaching site utlizing the resources of libraries and museums in the University of Cambridge.

This project is directed by Dr James Aitken (Faculty of Divinity) and Dr Ben Outhwaite (The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit) of the University of Cambridge. It is sponsored by the Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies, part of the Higher Education Academy. The design and development of the website has been undertaken by CARET.

 

 

 

Temporary website and draft pages (full version to be released shortly):

Artefacts of Ancient Judaism

Rationale

The project aims to address the unease of some students in Theology and Religious Studies with studying material artefacts, whether archaeological, numismatic or papyrological, rather than literature and historical narratives. It also aims to utilize the vast material now being digitized in libraries and museums that is rarely presented in anything more than a searchable database or with low-level introductions.