Search hastens for lost pages of most accurate Hebrew Bible2007-12-25 19:13:14
This seemed right for Christmas...From The Washington Times:A worldwide hunt is under way for missing segments of the oldest and most reliable copy of the Hebrew Bible, nearly half of which disappeared 60 years ago during anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo, Syria.Although the effort has been under way for some time, it has accelerated in recent months.The Ben-Zvi Institute here is spearheading the effort and hopes to enlist the help of Aleppo's now-dispersed Jewish population, some of whom live in the U.S."We are appealing to the older members of Aleppo's once-great Jewish community, who are scattered throughout the world, to look for the missing fragments and bring them to us," said Zvi Zameret, the institute's director.Known as the Aleppo Codex, this religious and linguistic treasure dates back 1,000 years and is regarded by scholars as unsurpassed in accuracy and calligraphy."It is the most reliable version of the Old Testament," Israeli archaeologist Gabriel Barkay, who specializes in anc
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