Analysis of In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000

In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000 is a great exhibit for people in their teenage years and anyone older. I really like the way the web page is set up. There is a video interview playing at the start of each informational page at the top of the page and there are pictures in the video and to the right of the text of the different discoveries of ancient biblical texts. I like all of the visual aids in this exhibit. In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000 is an exhibit I would recommend to anyone interested in the history of the bible; it is very informative and user friendly. I enjoyed reading about the ways that Christianity spread throughout the world and how the bible evolved from papyrus, parchment, and animal skins to leaf-books, manuscripts, and hard cover books. I admire that the creator of the exhibit has included a “resources” tab at the top of the page for people to view a chronological list of the events talked about in the exhibit. There was also a “who’s who” section in the “resources” tab explaining who each character in the exhibit was throughout history and their importance.

In summary, the online tour was about the creation and evolution of the modern day Christian and Hebrew bibles. This exhibit shows new findings about the earliest bibles for the first time to the public. Some of the earliest works of the bible have been found in monastic libraries while others have been discovered in cathedrals. Many people have been searching the world for more information about where the bible came from and who the first people were to write it. Charles Lang Freer was an American industrialist who collected things, particularly bibles and items of historical interest. He traveled to Egypt to find out more abou...

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Credits

In the Beginning: Bibles before the Year 1000 has received the generous support of an anonymous benefactor; The Friends of the Freer and Sackler Galleries; Mr. Gifford Combs; Mr. and Mrs. Ladislaus von Hoffmann; Constance Corcoran Miller; The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel; The Italian Cultural Institute, Washington, D.C.; The Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; and the Hassan Family Foundation. This exhibition is also supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.