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	Byzantine Manuscripts of the New Testament from the Goodspeed Collection The manuscripts presented in this exhibition represent a selection from the University's collection of New Testament manuscripts, named for Professor Edgar J. Goodspeed (1871-1962) of the Department of New Testament and Early Christian Literature.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Oct. 1 — Oct. 31, 1982	Subjects Religion
	From Palm Leaf to Printed Text: The Traditional Indic Book Drawn from the collection donated by Mrs. Edwin Asmann, this exhibit highlights the structure and usage of the palm leaf format, from the preparation of the leaves themselves to their illumination and binding. The manuscripts are also discussed in relationship to their role in the transmission of the Buddhist Canon.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center May 1 — July 1, 1989	Subjects Southeast Asia Religion Southern Asia South Asia
	Images of Prayer, Politics and Everyday Life from the Harry and Branks Sondheim Jewish Heritage Collection This exhibition of the Harry Sondheim (A.B. 1954, J.D. 1957) Collection is organized around representations of the events of the Jewish life-cycle: birth, circumcision, naming, bar mitzvah, marriage, and death-and those of the Jewish calendar-the Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah, Sukkot, and Passover.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center March 1 — July 31, 2008 View web exhibit >>	Subjects Religion
	Nathan the Wise, A Drama of Religious Tolerance Nathan the Wise, A Drama of Religious Tolerance	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Sept. 1 — June 1, 2005	Subjects Religion
	New Testament Manuscript Traditions: An Exhibition Based on the Edgar J. Goodspeed Collection of the University of Chicago Library This exhibition features some of the most venerable religious and cultural treasures of the University of Chicago Library, including Gospels, lectionaries, canon tables, and manuscripts of the Apocalypse in Greek, Latin, Armenian, Syriac, and Geez.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 1 — March 31, 1973	Subjects Special Collections Religion
	Pursuing the "Higher Criticism": New Testament Scholarship and Library Collections at the University of Chicago This exhibition traces the century-long partnership between Chicago New Testament research interests and library resources.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center July 1 — Oct. 1, 1993	Subjects Religion
	Swiss Treasures: From Biblical Papyrus and Parchment to Erasmus, Zwingli, Calvin, and Barth This exhibition explores the importance of Swiss religious influences across a range of traditions and historical personalities, among them Erasmus, Zwingli, John Calvin, and Karl Barth.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Sept. 21 — Dec. 14, 2012	Subjects Religion
	Theodor Herzl and Vienna Theodor Herzl (1860-1904), founder of the political Zionist movement in Vienna in 1895 and widely considered the father of modern Israel, is the subject of this exhibition prepared by Felix Tweraser.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center July 1 — April 1, 1994	Subjects Religion
	Tradition of Aquinas and Bonaventure, The: Text and Commentary during Seven Centuries This exhibition illustrates the influence of Aquinas and Bonaventure during the 700 years following their deaths, focusing on texts and commentary, with the history of the texts presented in manuscripts, incunabula, and more recent scholarly editions.	Locations The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 1 — Dec. 31, 1974	Subjects Religion European History