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

Friedman, Matti

ISBN 10: 1616200405 / ISBN 13: 9781616200404

Published by Algonquin Books, 2012

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The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obesession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible by Matti Friedman. 2012 Algonquin Books Hardcover. Ex-library with associated markings. Front cover torn ~1" along top of spine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obesession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible
• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1616200405
• ISBN 13: 9781616200404
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 15.1 ounces

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Synopsis

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 known as the Aleppo Codex from its hiding place in a Syrian synagogue to the newly founded state of Israel. Based on Matti Friedman s independent research, documents kept secret for fifty years, and personal interviews with key players, the book proposes a new theory of what happened when the codex left Aleppo, Syria, in the late 1940s and eventually surfaced in Jerusalem, mysteriously incomplete.The codex provides vital keys to reading biblical texts. By recounting its 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 questio

About the Author

Matti Friedman’s 2016 book Pumpkinflowers was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book and as one of Amazon’s 10 Best Books of the Year. It was selected as one of the year’s best by Booklist, Mother Jones, Foreign Affairs, the National Post, and the Globe and Mail. His first book, The Aleppo Codex, won the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize and the American Library Association’s Sophie Brody Medal. A contributor to the New York Times’ opinion page, Friedman has reported from Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Moscow, the Caucasus, and Washington, DC, and his writing has appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, and the Washington Post. Friedman grew up in Toronto and now lives with his family in Jerusalem.