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(sefer Torah)
A handwritten, parchment or leather scroll inscribed with the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
The making of a Torah scroll
Jacobs, Joseph, et al. “Scroll of the Law.” Jewish Encyclopedia: The Unedited Full-Text of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia.
Rendsburg, Gary A. “The World’s Oldest Torah Scrolls.” American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), vol. 6, no. 3, March 2018.
Sabar, Shalom. “Torah and Magic: The Torah Scroll and Its Appurtenances as Magical Objects in Traditional Jewish Culture.” European Journal of Jewish Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2009, pp. 135-70.
Stern, David. “The Torah Scroll.” The Jewish Bible: A Material History. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017, pp. 11-61.
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