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The Aleppo Codex
The Aleppo Codex: In Pursuit of One of the Worlds Most Coveted, Sacred, and Mysterious Books | Matti Friedman
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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 Friedmans 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. Its 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.
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Jonahreads
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“In a dark underground room at Israel‘s national museum of Jerusalem, I encountered one of the roost important books on earth.”

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rjsthumbelina

Kindle has a history book sale, running today only in the US! I may have *accidentally* spent like $15 I don't have right now... Oops!

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Cinfhen
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#Booktober #longtitles The Aleppo Codex: In Pursuit of One of the World's Most Coveted, Sacred and Mysterious Books. It's definitely a mouthful but such a fascinating read! It reads like a fictional thriller but it's an amazingly true story.

LeahBergen I bought this one not too long ago and need to get to it soon. It's on my #booksaboutbooks shelf 😉 8y
Cinfhen @LeahBergen I like how you shelved that one 🤓😍😉 8y
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Cinfhen
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I had some #shadesofblue who knew?
#somethingforsept

Cinfhen And wouldn't u know it...just found 3 more sitting on the coffee table🙄 8y
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