Digesting the meaning of the text

BnF MS Latin 16744; Bible; 12th century; f.81r Gallica BnF

St Jerome flanked by Eustochium and Paula, with Blessila in her coffin. At his feet lies the monk Ivo.

BnF MS Latin 13350; Hieronymus Stridonius, Commentarius in Ecclesiasten ; 12th century; France (Corbie?); f. Bv Gallica BnF

Hanging on to the letter of the text

BnF MS Latin 4454; Justinian's Digest; 3rd quarter of the 12th century; France (Sens); f.98v Gallica BnF

Emperor Lothar I in a cloak decorated with precious stones

BL Add MS 37768; the 'Lothar Psalter'; c.840 CE-855 CE; Germany (Aachen) or Northern France (Tours); f.4r Medieval Manuscripts

King David

BL Add MS 37768; the 'Lothar Psalter'; c.840 CE-855 CE; Germany (Aachen) or Northern France (Tours); f.5r Medieval Manuscripts

St Jerome with book in hand

BL Add MS 37768; the 'Lothar Psalter'; c.840 CE-855 CE; Germany (Aachen) or Northern France (Tours); f.6r Medieval Manuscripts

An extremely important statement. The threats to the Christian presence in Jerusalem is now receiving the attention it deserves.

Read betw. the lines: many of these threats derive from allowing biblically motivated settlers of East Jerusalem to shape the character of the city.

Covid in England

'Weekly indicators show Covid-19 activity has increased'

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The 'Arnstein Bible' presents us with this standing figure in the ornate initial 'F'(uit) at the beginning of 1 Regum (1 Samuel).

BL Harley 2798; The 'Arnstein Bible'; 12th century; Germany, W. (Arnstein); f.102v Medieval Manuscripts

Decorated initial-word of Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת)
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BL Add MS 15423; Pentateuch; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Central Italy (Florence); f.77r BL Asian and African
BL_HebrewMSS

The initial-word panel of Torah portions Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) contains a tiny bird.
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BL Or 2696; Torah, the Five Scrolls & Hafṭarot with Rashi's commentary; 1350 CE-1399 CE; Germany, S; f.228v BL Asian and African BL_HebrewMSS

This beautiful design marks the beginning of Torah portions Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת)
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BnF Hébreu 29; Bible; 15th century; f.72v Gallica BnF

The initial-word of the Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) is surrounded by two hybrid creatures. #parashahpictures
BL Add MS 11639; 'The Northern French Miscellany'; 1277-1324 CE; f.61r BL_HebrewMSS BL Asian and African

Joseph Ibn Hayyim marks the beginning of Torah portion Acharei Mot (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) with this creature in red and gold. #ParashahPictures
Bodleian Library MS Kennicott 1; 'The Kennicott Bible'; 1476 CE; La Coruña, Spain; f.68v Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services

The despicable attack by radical Israeli settlers on 2 Jordanian convoys carrying food to besieged & starved Gaza, one of which was the 1st to enter through Erez crossing, warrants global condemnation. Protecting the convoys is a legal obligation of Israel as the occupying power

Watch this like a hawk. Yet another example of how the messianic settler ethos is increasingly driving events here.

.@repjeffries: 'Marjorie Taylor Greene is the star of the show. The show is called Republicans Gone Wild. It is undermining the well-being of the American people and preventing us from delivering real and meaningful results on the issues that matter.'

An offensive in Rafah would be a humanitarian disaster, as well as risking the ceasefire and hostage deal. It must not go ahead.

Extreme and dangerous rhetoric from Ministers like Smotrich must be condemned.

We need an immediate ceasefire.

Israel’s partners and neighbours are speaking with one voice: Rafah must not be attacked.

We all demand the immediate release of all hostages.

The elimination of Hamas cannot come at the unbearable cost of thousands of civilian deaths. 1/2