Creative Gift


 

My alma mater, Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis has been the recipient of a treasured gift. A complete Torah Scroll, containing the entire Pentateuch, has been donated to the school by God’s Ancient Library. The scroll features an Amsterdam script, coming out of the Dutch tradition.

When unrolled, the handwritten scroll extends about one hundred and forty feet in length. It contains sixty-two panels with 247 columns. Approximately two hundred years old, it was transcribed by a scribe who spent an entire year carefully making this copy.

“Ken and Barb Larson founded God’s Ancient Library, a collection of Torah scrolls from around the world,” according to their website at godsancientlibrary.com. “To date, they have given 40 Torahs to seminaries, museums, and other organizations for teaching research, and public engagement.”

Central is planning a dedication ceremony and a library display for the manuscript. Dr. Matt Morrell, Dr. Preston Mayes, and Dr. Don Odens received the scroll and met with a group of experts to receive special instructions on how to care for the gift.

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