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To explore the significance of tongues in the Brussels Pentateuch, focusing on their dual role in speech and silence and their impact on spiritual purification.

June 20, 2026Ars Judaica

Wavering Tongues: Speech and Silence in the Brussels Liturgical Pentateuch

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LHLuke Hester

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This analysis reveals the symbolic role of speech and silence in medieval Jewish texts, emphasizing spiritual effects in readers.

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To explore the significance of tongues in the Brussels Pentateuch, focusing on their dual role in speech and silence and their impact on spiritual purification.
Analyzed visual imagery of tongues in the fourteenth-century Brussels Pentateuch manuscript.
Examined the contrast between animal and human figures to uncover themes of speech and silence.
Interpreted the symbolic meaning of tongues within the context of medieval Jewish discourse on spirituality.
The manuscript features tongues primarily among animal and hybrid figures, indicating their separation from humanity.
Tongues are depicted shaping biblical words, symbolizing the act of reading as a means of purification.
The analysis reveals the tongue as a crucial tool for achieving spiritual purification and true humanity.

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Luke Hester (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3631cedb0793dc1a538a00 https://doi.org/10.3828/arsjudaica.2025.21.5

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