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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. In Hebrew and Aramaic. Folio.40 x 27 x 5 cm. Vellum spine. All edges dyed red. Old water stains. This is the third part ONLY, The Ketuvim, of the Jewish Bible (which Christians call The Old Testament): Ktuvim (Hebrew for The Writings) follows the Pentateuch and the Prophets. It is part of the Fifth Rabbinic Bible, printed in Venice (1617-1619). This volume contains:Tehilim (Psalms), Mishley (Proverbs), Iov (Job), Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs aka Songs of Solomon), Ruth, Eicha (Lamentations), Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nechemiah, Divrey HaYamim Chronicles,1 and 2). This edition is notable for extensive text modification and omissions enforced by the Inquisition's censors. This historical printed edition of the Large Rabbinic Bible (known in Hebrew as Mikraot Gedolot) is notable for being heavily impacted by the Catholic Inquisition. Anti-Christian or supposedly offensive passages within the rabbinic commentaries (particularly from David Kimhi and the Targums) were heavily censored or omitted.…