A Closer Look

Explore the various types of art in the collection.
Explore items in the Elisabeth Elliot Collection.
Explore these Bibles demonstrating the translation of the Bible into languages around the world.

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Codex Climaci Rescriptus

Monks at the monastery of St. Catherine produced this palimpsest manuscript in the ninth or tenth century.

Afghanistan Liturgical Quire

The Afghan Liturgical Quire (ALQ) is the earliest book of Jewish prayers, and the earliest Haggadah ever discovered.

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Assyrian Bible (Bible in Syriac)

Bible - Printed Book
2012
Beirut, (Lebanon)

Letter from Sarapion to his Father Dionysius (P.Oxy. 1756)

Papyrus
1st century AD
Oxyrhynchus, now al-Bahnasā, (Egypt)

The Book of Numbers from Derekh Selulah, with Moses Mendelssohn’s Translation

Bible - Printed Book
1823
Fürth, (Germany)

The Museum Collections allow Museum of the Bible to convey the global impact and fascinating history of the Bible through biblical artifacts, manuscripts, printed Bibles and books, and art from a range of cultures and time periods.


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