The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible by Matti Friedman

The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible

Matti Friedman

320 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history religion reflective slow-paced
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A true-life thriller about the journey of one of the world's most precious manuscripts--the 10th century annotated Hebrew Bible known as the Aleppo Codex--from its hiding place in an ancient Syrian synagogue to the newly-founded Israel. Using his ...

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