Title: The Aleppo Codex Pdf In Pursuit of One of the World's Most Coveted, Sacred, and Mysterious Books
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.
I have been aware of the official, sanitized, ... I have been aware of the official, sanitized, history of the Codex, so I was surprised at Friedman's exposure of the apparent theft of the missing pages. Maybe I shouldn't have been surprised at the cover-up by so many academicians, but I found this at least as disturbing as the apparent theft itself. Friedman leads the reader through his own stages of discovery. He writes well and makes a convincing case. Friedman refrains from an actual "j'accuse" moment, but lets the reader draw his own conclusions.Tragic The Aleppo CodexThe mystery of the 1000 yr old parchment holy book (Hebrew Bible) is tragic and sad. A few of the missing pages were found, but many were believed stolen, whole books in fact. Secrecy, lies and descriptions are part of its history.Thought to have been damaged by a fire set by rioters in 1947, it was actually a fungus that discolored the pages. Its remaining parts, left deteriorating in a cabinet, were eventually restored. The codex should have been return to the Aleppo Community to whom it belonged. Perhaps then the whole codex would be in one place.An escellent read and story This is an amazing story. I love science fiction but this true story beats almost anything and it's true. More twists plots and characters than any fiction writer could manage. Including a death that might be murder! A morality tale of the venality and corruption that people and governments are capable of when an object of great value comes into play. A sad commentary on the people involved in a country that could have been a "light onto the world"; or purported to be that. The obfuscation and disappearing documents had nothing to do with national of personal security; but resulted in flagellant violations of the mandates enclosed in the very item they coveted, desired and should have been a basis for unifying a country and religion.
A Special Kind Of Evil pdf
The Magus Covenant pdf
Holy Spear of Magus pdf
The Rock of Magus pdf
Repeat Offender pdf
White House in a Gray City pdf
THE CRATE pdf
Berkley Street Series Books 1 - 9 pdf
The Buckskin Chronicles pdf
Grail of Power (Order of Thaddeus Book 5) pdf
Silas Grey Religious Conspiracy Archaeological Thriller Collection pdf
Nightmare Series pdf
Moving In Series Box Set Books 1 - 6 pdf
The Thirteenth Apostle (Order of Thaddeus Book 2) pdf
Mona Lisa& pdf
The Granite Key (Arkana Archaeology Mystery Thriller Series Book 1) pdf
Last Secret Chamber pdf
Tags: B00AFKIRIM pdf,The Aleppo Codex pdf,In Pursuit of One of the World's Most Coveted, Sacred, and Mysterious Books pdf,ebook,Matti Friedman,The Aleppo Codex: In Pursuit of One of the World's Most Coveted, Sacred, and Mysterious Books,Algonquin Books,General,Middle East - General,Aleppo Codex,GENERAL,General Adult,HISTORY / Jewish,HISTORY / Middle East / General,History,History/Jewish - General,History/Middle East - Israel & Palestine,History/World,History: World,JEWISH SOCIOLOGY,Jewish,Jewish - General,Judaism - History,Judaism: sacred texts,MIDDLE EAST - HISTORY,Middle East - General,Middle East - Israel & Palestine,Non-Fiction,RELIGION / Judaism / History,Religion - Judaism,Religion/Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General,TRUE CRIME / General,True Crime/General,autobiographical mystery; the hebrew bible; real life detective stories; detective fiction; israel; sacred texts; investigative journalism; secret agents; ancient books; jewish manuscripts; religious texts; judaism; real life mystery; mystery thriller; jewish nonfiction; old testament; jewish literature; deception; politics; political; mystery; suspense; thriller; history; realistic; remote places; page turner,autobiographical mystery;the hebrew bible;real life detective stories;detective fiction;israel;sacred texts;investigative journalism;secret agents;ancient books;jewish manuscripts;religious texts;judaism;real life mystery;mystery thriller;jewish nonfiction;old testament;jewish literature;deception;politics;political;mystery;suspense;thriller;history;realistic;remote places;page turner,HISTORY / Jewish,HISTORY / Middle East / General,History/Jewish - General,History/Middle East - Israel & Palestine,Jewish - General,Judaism - History,Middle East - Israel & Palestine,RELIGION / Judaism / History,Religion/Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General,TRUE CRIME / General,True Crime/General,Religion - Judaism,Jewish Sociology,Middle East - History,Aleppo Codex,History,History: World,Judaism: sacred texts
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.