Description: 1008 Leningrad Codex (Codex Leningradensis) Hebrew Bible Old Testament The oldest intact, complete, edition of the Old Testament in Hebrew in existence The History of the Leningrad Codex The Leningrad Codex (also called Codex Leningradensis) is the oldest complete edition of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament in Hebrew) in existence. It dates to around 1008-1010 A.D. and this date is confirmed by its colophon as well as internal and external evidence. Thus, at about the time the Crusaders were starting to march from Europe on their way to conquer the Holy Land, Hebrew Bible editions such as the Leningrad Codex were in use by Jews across the Middle East. The manuscript claims to have been written by Samuel ben Jacob in Cairo in 1008 and based on manuscripts by Aaron ben Moses ben Asher. Because the Leningrad Codex is the oldest intact, complete, edition of the Hebrew Bible, it is frequently used as the basis for modern editions of the Hebrew Bible. For instance, BHS (Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia), BHQ (Biblia Hebraica Quinta) and BHL (Biblia Hebraica Leningradensia) are all based on the Leningrad Codex. Modern Bible software such as BibleWorks, Accordance and Logos all have electronic editions of the Leningrad Codex based on the text created by the Westminster Theological Seminary, and referred to as the Michigan-Claremont-Westminster Electronic Hebrew Bible. However, the Leningrad Codex, although complete, is not the best quality Hebrew manuscript. Although carefully hand-written, it was corrected against the Aleppo Codex - and the Aleppo Codex remains the best quality manuscript exemplar. Other better quality manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible are also available, such as the Lisbon Bible. Thus, the main "claim to fame" of the Leningrad Codex is that it is the oldest complete Hebrew Bible. The original Leningrad Codex was found by the Karaite Jewish collector Abraham Firkovich. It was taken to Odessa in 1838 and later transferred to the Imperial Library in St Petersburg. It is now preserved in the National Library of Russia, recorded as Hebrew manuscript Firkovich B19A. The order of books in the Leningrad Codex is unusual, in that the order of books in the Writings is Chronicles, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, rather than following the traditional order of books in the Hebrew Bible. Date: 1519Current Location: National Library of RussiaPrevious Owners: Abraham FirkovichSize / Format: 982 pages / 26.8 × 29.7 cm / 10.5” x 11.7” The codex itself has flaws, naturally, but by and large the pages are easily read. A small number of pages in the original and, logically, in this reproduction, are flawed beyond readability.We painstakingly tried our best to make a quality and faithful reproduction of the original. Shipped with Free Express FEDEX/UPS delivery worldwide. Limited to just 10 Deluxe leather-bound copies, bound by a master bookbinder/old medieval manuscript expert with 40 years of expertise in book restoration.
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: Hebrew
Year Printed: 1008
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