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Torah meets Art

How can contemporary arts provide answers to questions raised by Torah?

Sara Rich

Sara Rich

How does artistic interpretation expand or limit our interpretation of biblical text?

Must a learner study the biblical text before approaching interpretive art?

Are all interpretations of the Bible valid?

New sugia: Don’t Make an Image – What is the benefit of this biblical commandment? What might we be missing out on?

 

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10.12.2014| 13:59

In terms of Sara Rich‘s first question: Artistic interpretation can do both–sometimes, initial interpretation can be limitless, but when it is seen visually (or heard audibly, etc.) the interpreter can’t help but conform his/her interpretation to the art. On the other hand, it can expand an interpretation because it can address elements of the text that weren’t initially considered.2

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  • Michael Langer

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    10.12.2014| 14:04
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    This was meant to be a reply to Sara’s post.

Michael Langer

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10.12.2014| 14:15

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Sara Rich

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10.12.2014| 14:20
Sources for “Don’t Make an Image”

Exodus 20:3-4 – Thou shalt not make a graven image…

http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0220.htm

This is a history of the prohibition in Jewish sources: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ask_the_expert/at/Ask_the_Expert_Graven_images.shtml 

The bird’s head haggadah is done out of necessity, showing human forms with bird heads so as not to violate the prohibition: http://jhom.com/topics/birds/haggadah.htm

But, does that add to the effect, or is it a distraction?

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10.12.2014 14:35

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10.12.2014 14:20
Sources for “Don’t Make an Image” Exodus 20:3-4 – Thou shalt not make a graven image… http://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0220.htm This is a history of the prohibition in Jewish sources: http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ask_the_expert/at/Ask_the_Expert_Graven_images.shtml  The bird’s head haggadah is done out of necessity, showing human forms with bird heads so as not to violate the prohibition: http://jhom.com/topics/birds/haggadah.htm But, does that add to the effect, or is it a distraction?
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Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image

|Exodus Chapter 20,3

First Person: Art as Bible Interpretation

|Hershel Shanks

The Sacrifice of_Isaac by Caravaggio

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