Posted on 03/22/2023 10:05:17 AM PDT by bitt
Yeah, well, texts in general were written on relatively fragile materials, and of course, the Jews had some problems with their various neighbors now and then.
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-topics/hebrew-bible/the-aleppo-codex/
For $30M it better be signed by MOSES!.............................
That would be hard to explain.
Regarding Moses, I’m sure it was a big hit with the Hebrews when he opened a book just by extending his staff.
I would rather own something valuable and then sell it and buy lots of functional things with the proceeds.
I have spent a decent amount of time on the Codex Sinaiticus website. One can read the actual text from the codex.
An excellent primer on the construction techniques of ancient manuscripts.
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Its heavily corrected text is of outstanding importance for the history of the Bible and the manuscript – the oldest substantial book to survive Antiquity – is of supreme importance for the history of the book.
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