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Crown of Aleppo

The Mystery of the Oldest Hebrew Bible Codex

  • Hardback
  • 220 pages
  • Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
  • 17.8 x 26 x 1.8 cm

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For those curious about biblical history and texts.

"Crown of Aleppo" reveals the codex's lost journey.

You’ll discover the resilience of faith through history.

Discover the incredible journey of the Aleppo Codex, the oldest Hebrew Bible, as it survives through history and finds its home in Israel.

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This is the dramatic story of the oldest Hebrew Bible in book form. "The Crown of Aleppo", also known as the "Aleppo Codex", is one of the most perfect examples of the traditional Masoretic text of the Bible. Completed circa 930 C.E. in Tiberias by prominent scribes who wrote the lettering and added vowel and cantillation marks, the codex then passed through history until it came to rest at the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, Syria. When the synagogue was burned in a pogrom, the codex was thought to be lost. That is where its great mystery begins. How it survived by being smuggled from the synagogue to the homes of Jewish dignitaries in Syria, and finally to its current location in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, is the story of this book. The book contains maps and photographs of the "Aleppo Codex", the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, and key dignitaries associated with the rescue of the codex and its relocation to Israel. These images appear together for the first time in this volume.

  • Title

    Crown of Aleppo

  • Authors

    Bernard Schneider +1

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Jewish Publication Society

  • Published

    April 2010

  • Weight

    568g

  • Page Count

    220

  • Dimensions

    17.8 x 26 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780827608955

  • ISBN-10

    0827608950

  • Eden Code

    2343542