The Aleppo Codex
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Download The Aleppo Codex PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get The Aleppo Codex book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
The Aleppo Codex
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Matti Friedman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Aleppo Codex written by Matti Friedman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
In an age when physical books matter less and less, here is a thrilling story about a book that meant everything. This true-life detective story unveils the journey of a sacred text-the tenth-century annotated bible know as the Aleppo Codex-from its hiding place in a Syrian synagogue to the newly founded state of Israel. Based on documents kept secret for 50 years, as well as personal interviews with key figures, Matti Friedman proposes a new theory of what happened when the codex left Aleppo, Syria, in the late 1940s and eventually surfaced in Jerusalem, mysteriously incomplete. By recounting this history, Friedman explores the once vibrant Jewish communities in Islamic lands and follows the thread into the present, uncovering difficult truths about how the manuscript was taken to Israel and how its most important pages went missing. Along the way, he raises critical questions about who owns historical treasures and the role of myth and legend in the creation of a nation. 'The Aleppo Codexcould be read as a thriller. It could also be read as a history of the Jewish people, or as a meditation on history and myth. This great book comes closer to containing everything than any book I've read in a long, long time.' Jonathan Safran Foer
The Aleppo Codex
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Matti Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-05-14
The Aleppo Codex written by Matti Friedman and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-14 with History categories.
“A brilliant non-fiction thriller about an ancient copy of the Torah. Highly recommended.” —Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist Winner of the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature A thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was written. It was kept safe through one upheaval after another in the Middle East, and by the 1940s it was housed in a dark grotto in Aleppo, Syria, and had become known around the world as the Aleppo Codex. Journalist Matti Friedman’s true-life detective story traces how this precious manuscript was smuggled from its hiding place in Syria into the newly founded state of Israel and how and why many of its most sacred and valuable pages went missing. It’s a tale that involves grizzled secret agents, pious clergymen, shrewd antiquities collectors, and highly placed national figures who, as it turns out, would do anything to get their hands on an ancient, decaying book. What it reveals are uncomfortable truths about greed, state cover-ups, and the fascinating role of historical treasures in creating a national identity.
Crown Of Aleppo
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Hayim Tawil
language : en
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Crown Of Aleppo written by Hayim Tawil and has been published by Jewish Publication Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Religion categories.
"In Crown of Aleppo, Hayim Tawil and Bernard Schneider tell the incredible story of the survival, against all odds, of the Aleppo Codex—one of the most authoritative and accurate traditional Masoretic texts of the Bible. Completed circa 939 in Tiberias, the Crown was created by exacting Tiberian scribes who copied the entire Bible into book form, adding annotations, vowel and cantillation marks, and precise commentary. Praised by Torah scholars for centuries after its writing, the Crown passed through history until the 15th century when it was housed in the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, Syria. When the synagogue was burned in the 1947 pogrom, the codex was thought to be destroyed, lost forever. That is where its great mystery begins. Miraculously, a significant portion of the Crown of Aleppo survived the fire and was smuggled from the synagogue ruins to an unknown location— presumably within the Aleppan Jewish community. Ten years later, the surviving pages of the codex were secretly brought to Israel and finally moved to their current location in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. "
The Aleppo Codex
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Matti Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Highbridge Company
Release Date : 2014-05-09
The Aleppo Codex written by Matti Friedman and has been published by Highbridge Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-09 with RELIGION categories.
The intriguing story of the quest to recover the missing pages from one of the world's most important holy texts: the 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible known as Aleppo Codex.
The Aleppo Codex And The Ben Asher Tradition
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : David Samuel Loewinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
The Aleppo Codex And The Ben Asher Tradition written by David Samuel Loewinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Bible categories.
The Bible In The Shrine Of The Book
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Adolfo Daniel Roitman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Bible In The Shrine Of The Book written by Adolfo Daniel Roitman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Aleppo Codex categories.
The Chronicle Of Michael The Great The Edessa Aleppo Syriac Codex
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Amir Harrak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-04-16
The Chronicle Of Michael The Great The Edessa Aleppo Syriac Codex written by Amir Harrak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-16 with History categories.
Michael the Great was elected patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox church in a most instable period. He nevertheless, found time, clarity of mind, and determination to write a voluminous world chronicle, which he completed four years before he died in November 7, 1199. The present edition and its translation begin with Book XV and end with Book XXI, the last Book in the Chronicle, thereby covering more than 160 years, from AD 1031 to AD 1195.
The Aleppo Code
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Terry Brennan
language : en
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Release Date : 2015-10-27
The Aleppo Code written by Terry Brennan and has been published by Kregel Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-27 with Fiction categories.
Will the code reveal history’s most powerful weapon for destruction—or humanity’s only hope? The living members of Tom Bohannon’s band of adventurers gather again in Jerusalem—physically battered, emotionally exhausted, spiritually challenged, and in various stages of shock—to examine a copy of the tenth-century Aleppo Code, the oldest complete text of Jewish scripture. What the clues inside reveal could lead to the reuniting of the Ark of the Covenant with its true source of power, a weapon that could lead to victory for this ragged bunch trying to save the world. This intrepid group will uncover secrets that require them to risk everything for their faith, their country, and the peace of all mankind. The Aleppo Code is a heart-pounding race, an epic story on a grand scale told primarily through the eyes of one man desperately trying to save the world as he follows God’s purpose for his life.
Jerusalem Crown
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : S. Karger AG
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-31
Jerusalem Crown written by S. Karger AG and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-31 with categories.
Keter Yerushalayim, the Jerusalem Crown, is the first edition of the Aleppo Codex as a printed Bible. This codex is the oldest known complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible and was written in the early 10th century in Tiberias. The famous grammarian and scribe Aaron ben Asher inserted the vocalization signs, accentuation marks and the Masorah - a system of comments cross-referencing the spelling and the occurrence of particular words. Because he also proofread the manuscript several times over, it became the authoritative text due to its accepted accuracy. After a long odyssey the codex found its way to Jerusalem in 1958, with unfortunately a major portion missing. In 1976 a facsimile of the manuscript was published and inspired the book edition closely resembling the original text. Thanks to the painstaking work of the renowned Scholar Rabbi Mordechai Breuer, the lost parts - almost the entire Pentateuch - could be reconstructed. To emulate the original, the Jerusalem Crown is laid out in three columns and employs a unique typeface re-creating the calligraphy of the Aleppo Codex. The census for the chapters and verses as well as the names of the weekly torah portions and their divisions for the synagogal reading were added. A short appendix explains the principles of the text recreation and lists the deviations from the standard Leningrad Codex. Dr. Mordechai Glatzer, a globally recognized expert in the history of printing, edited the companion volume. It contains contributions on various aspects of the manuscript's significance and an in-depth description of its history. Notably, Dr. Yosef Ofer's introduction to the Masorah clarifies from where the codex's authority stems and why its text can be regarded as nearly error free. The prestigious Special Edition of the Keter Yerushalayim is limited to 480 hand-numbered, gilt-edged copies. They are bound in richly embossed and partially gold-tooled crimson leather, accompanied by the companion volume. History Aaron ben Moses ben Asher wrote the Aleppo Codex in the year 930 in the city of Tiberias. This codex consisted of 480 pages and contained all parts of the Old Testament, the 5 books of Moses (Torah), the prophets and the scriptures. The codex was stolen in the 11th century and brought to Egypt. It is believed that Maimonides copied from it in Cairo when he wrote his own Torah scroll. From Cairo the codex was moved to Aleppo in the 14th century where it remained in the Jewish community for more than 500 years. The community held the "keter" in very high esteem - there was a strong belief that the manuscript symbolized its well-being. When in 1947 anti-Jewish riots took place in Syria as a reaction to the United Nations resolution to divide Palestine and the synagogues in Aleppo were burnt, the manuscript was in great danger: Presumably damaged, it was hidden until it could be brought to Israel in 1958. Unfortunately, a considerable portion - almost the entire pentateuch - was missing, only 294 pages could be found. It is due to nearly 20 years of dedicated work by the renowned Scholar Rabbi Mordechai Breuer that the lost parts could be reconstructed. Today the codex itself can be found in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in the "Shrine of the Book".
A Global Community
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Walter P. Zenner
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2000
A Global Community written by Walter P. Zenner and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
An interpretation of the historical experience of the Jewish community in Syria and in the other places to which Aleppan Jewry have immigrated.