Exhibit shows commonality of faith: religion's early texts on display.London Several of the world's earliest surviving texts of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths are being exhibited side by side for the first time in a major exhibition at the British Library British Library, national library of Great Britain, located in London. Long a part of the British Museum, the library collection originated in 1753 when the government purchased the Harleian Library, the library of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, and groups of manuscripts. in London. The Duke of Edinburgh Noun 1. Duke of Edinburgh - Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921) Philip, Prince Philip and Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, also Prince Moulay Rachid ben al-Hassan (Arabic: الأمير مولي رشيد بن presided at the recent inauguration of "Sacred--Discover what we share" which runs, with free public admission, until Sept. 23. Interactive audio-visual devices explain the history and ceremonies of the three monotheistic religions, and a program of colourful events on the library forecourt include gospel choirs and a performance by the whirling Dervish Noun 1. whirling dervish - a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling whirler dervish - an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements dancer Zia Azazi.. "We hope that this exhibition can make a significant contribution towards promoting better understanding of the three faiths," curator Graham Shaw Graham Laurence Shaw, (born July 9, 1934 in Sheffield - died. 1998) was an English football player who played for Sheffield United between 1951-1967, in the position of left-back. said. "We took the groundbreaking decision to display objects of the three religions side by side rather than in separate zones to show how they have interacted and influenced each other and how much they have in common." Among the oldest documents, he cited a Dead Sea Scroll fragment from AD 50, the Codex Sinaiticus See Sinaic , the oldest surviving complete copy of the New Testament in Greek dating from the fourth century A.D. and the Ma'il Qur'an from the first century of the Muslim Hijri calendar (early eighth century A.D.) which was penned within 100 years of the flight of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. Another rare item is the Syraic Pentateuch, the earliest known dated Biblical manuscript written by Deacon John at Amida in Turkey in A.D. 463, which comprises the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. ECUMENICAL NEWS INTERNATIONAL |
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