Elvira Martín-Contreras
Scientific Researcher, Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Mediterranean and Near East (ILC- CSIC). Hebrew Bible | Masora | Manuscripts | Paratexts | digital.csic.es/cris/rp/rp02201
- The digital platform The Cairo Codex of the Prophets: Digital Version is now live. High‑resolution images, the full CSIC critical edition, and contextual material are now accessible. Explore it here: biblioteca.cchs.csic.es/Codice-Profe...
- I’m excited to announce that the project the Cairo Codex of the Prophets: Digital version is almost ready to go live. Before the official launch, we will be holding a public presentation of the project on 28 January 👇
- 📢 International Workshop: Paratexts in the Hebrew Bible – A Multidisciplinary Approach 📅 Jan 20–21, 2026 📍 Madrid, ILC-CSIC Exploring paratexts through philological, codicological & scientific perspectives, incl. Digital Humanities & Cognitive Science. ilc.csic.es/es/event/int...
- Reposted by Elvira Martín-ContrerasCALL FOR APPLICATIONS: We are delighted to announce our Visiting Fellowships for 2026/2027! The deadline to apply for each of the Visiting Fellowships is 16 January 2026 at 12 noon UK Time. For more information, see the following page: www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-app... #fellowship #oxford
- Historic find in Alfaro: the Diocesan Archive recovers a fragment of the 14th-century Torah hidden in a book www.europapress.es/la-rioja/not...
- A Hebrew incunabulum has been identified in the General Historical Library: an edition of the Psalms with commentary by David Qimhi, printed in Naples in 1487. More details in the latest issue of the journal "Helmantica": revistas.upsa.es/.../helma......
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- Was there really an oral Hebrew Masora before the written one? My latest article questions this widely held assumption. It's open access, and you can read it here: www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
- El próximo 11 de noviembre coordino junto a Carlos Pina (UCM) el taller "Traduciendo gemas : cuando la filología se encuentra con la geología" dentro de la #SemanadelaCiencia en el @cchscsic.bsky.social 📷 Info: cchs.csic.es/es/semanacie...
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- Tiene visita virtual y auditiva. No os lo perdáis. Una experiencia increíble. 🧵
- “Manuscripts & the Mind”: una mirada a cómo los lectores antiguos dialogaban con los textos sagrados. Exposición que te cautivará a través de manuscritos judíos, cristianos, islámicos, budistas y samaritanos.. Más info: @emartincontreras.bsky.social www.cchs.csic.es/es/article/m...
- Aquí podéis ver la pantalla de "Paratexts in play"
- 🧠📜 Manuscripts & the Mind opens next week at Chester Beatty Library! Discover how paratexts shape our reading of religious texts—featuring Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Jewish & Samaritan manuscripts. PARAHeB is proud to be one of the contributing projects! chesterbeatty.ie/exhibitions/...
- Necesario artículo que señala las precarias condiciones en términos económicos que vivimos las personas que nos dedicamos a la investigación en este país. www.eldiario.es/sociedad/esp...
- It has been a pleasure to participate in this activity of the #EuropeanResearchersNight A journey through medieval Iberia through the writing, architecture, and objects of the three cultural traditions that inhabited it.
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- I'm glad to share with you my latest publication, "Study of the Masorah in the Digital Ages", Journal of Jewish Studies 76(2): 301-311 (2025). You can access the pre-typesetting version using this link: digital.csic.es/handle/10261...
- Participo en esta edición de la Noche de los Investigadores en la que se muestran diferentes aspectos de la riqueza cultural de la Edad Media. Estaré en el módulo de escritura. Todavía hay plazas. ¡No te lo pierdas! Información 👇
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- New publication in #openaccess "Reading:Performance and Materiality in Hebrew and Aramaic Traditions" www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.116...
- ⚠️Notice: For those interested in Hebrew manuscripts at the British Library, while the British Library's online resources are down, you can access them through: openn.library.upenn.edu/html/0047.html #Hebrewmanuscripts #medievalmanuscripts
- Working with high-res medieval manuscript images? Just published our practical IIIF-based solution that's transformed how we handle manuscript fragments in paratextuality research and manuscript studies overall digital.csic.es/handle/10261... #medievalmanuscripts #paratexts #IIIF #codicology #HHDD
- 📣 The 22nd Symposium of the Spanish Association of Hebrew and Jewish Studies (AEEHJ) is happening next week in Soria! 👉 Register now via its website: aeehj.net
- While preparing my seminar on the CSIC Hebrew Bible team, I found a unique copy of Benito Arias Montano's Hebrew Bible among their materials. What makes it unique? I wrote about it in BTNT's Piece of the Month. 👇
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- You can read my review of Thea Gomlauri's book on the Lailashi Codex here: digital.csic.es/handle/10261... It is the first one in a language other than English. But you can use Google Translate if needed 😉
- 📢Sefarad journal publication The two issues corresponding to the year 2024 have been published. With these issues, the magazine moves to a digital-only format. You can read them here 👇 sefarad.revistas.csic.es/index.php/se... sefarad.revistas.csic.es/index.php/se...
- ICMS 2025 is approaching quickly. I'll contribute to the session on para-biblical texts with a paper titled "Unveiling the Role of Paratextual Elements in Medieval Hebrew Bible Manuscripts".
- Great news! The National Library of Israel now offers registered users remote access to its digitized archival materials for self-study, teaching, and research purposes. Link to the application form: www.nli.org.il/en/at-your-s...
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- 'Let's talk about the "Paratexts"' lecture series. Starting on April 30th, as part of the upcoming exhibition "Manuscripts and Mind" and the project "Paratexts Seeking Understanding," the Chester Beatty Library will explore the concept of paratexts. chesterbeatty.ie/exhibi.../ma...
- 📢Abierto el plazo de introducción a la investigación #JAEIntro25. Ofrezco el programa JAEINT25_EX_1275, "Introducción al estudio de las anotaciones en manuscritos medievales" Información 👇 sede.csic.gob.es/tramites/pro... 🗓️ Hasta el 2 de mayo
- La asfixia a las universidades públicas madrileñas amenaza a los grados minoritarios. El primero en recibirla ha sido el de Ciencias de las Religiones, el único en el mundo impartido en lengua española. Hay que salvarlo y a la universidad publica también. www.larazon.es/opinion/salv...
- Hybrid lecture This afternoon!
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- Lecture in Hebrew Bible
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- The call for papers for the 2025 SBL Annual Meeting Masoretic Studies Section is now up 👇
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- Ya está accesible mi último artículo "El mito de la transmisión inalterable del texto bíblico hebreo. Revisión crítica desde la literatura rabínica y la masora" Enlace: digital.csic.es/handle/10261...
- Reposted by Elvira Martín-ContrerasH-Judaic is looking for one or more Book Review Editors: networks.h-net.org/group/discus... Please consider nominating yourself or spreading the word with peers! Inquiries and submissions should be sent to Prof. Jonathan D. Sarna at the following email address: sarna@brandeis.edu #academicsky
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- Reposted by Elvira Martín-Contreras🚨Nuevo comunicado: Cuando el marketing pesa más que la Ciencia🚨 @cienciagob.bsky.social ha cancelado por sorpresa la convocatoria de grupos de investigación en IA 2023 Explicamos cuál es la importancia de este golpe a la investigación en España🧵 🔗 fji.precarios.org/cuando-el-ma...
- Este cambio en la denominación de los "contratos" predoctorales para llamarlos "ayudas" puede parecer baladí, pero es un retroceso de décadas. Investigar es trabajar, y como tal la relación deber ser contractual. Urge una aclaración y rectificación inmediata por el Ministerio de Ciencia
- El próximo día 28 resentaré algunas de las maravillas que la @Bibtntcsic conserva relacionadas con el trabajo pionero del equipo de Biblia hebrea del CSIC.
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- The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments in Paleo-Hebrew script, dating from 300 to 800 A.D., will be sold in New York this month www.sothebys.com/en/digital-c...
- After serving for six years as the SBL Masoretic Studies program unit chair, my term is coming to an end. This experience has been incredibly enriching, and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope I have contributed, even in a small way, to promoting Masoretic studies and
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- A New Hebrew Bible codex has been sold. The Montefiori codex (Iberian Peninsula, circa 1300) sold for $1,020,000 genazym.bidspirit.com?appVersion=3...
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- The SBL Global Virtual Meeting 2024 will feature a special session on the Study of the Masorah in the Digital Age. April 4th, 11:00am-12:30pm EDT Register for the SBL Global Virtual Meeting here: sbl-site.org/meetings/Glo...
