The Bible is perhaps the most interpreted book of all time. Historians, text critics, paleographers, linguists, ministers, rabbis and priests have all wrestled with the text, trying to reveal its meaning. But some of the most moving and beautiful interpretations of scripture have been not in word, but in picture. A medley of recent books selected by BR’s editors celebrates the work of two millennia of artists who have turned to the Bible for inspiration. The Illustrated Hebrew Bible Adapted by Ellen Frankel (New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1999) 240 pp., 136 color illus., $50.00 Ellen Frankel is […]
