Blurb:

Jewish people have historically accorded preeminent authority to texts and considered their study to be among the most religious significant actions. The foundational text of the Jewish tradition, the Hebrew Bible, is commonly granted divine authority. Later texts, e.g. the Mishnah and Talmud, are presented as mining, interpreting, and developing the divine revelation found in the Bible. These texts inaugurate a tradition of authoritative post biblical texts, and texts considered part of this tradition are generally held sacred. The ways in which Jewish people engage with these texts as written or printed material objects reinforce their sacredness.