RLG313H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Aleppo Codex, Torah, Leningrad Codex
Document Summary
Only other book in the jewish tradition that must be read on a scroll. Ganeza: special room for retired texts, unreadable texts. Old, falling apart: modern day custom is to bury them. Manuscript of the pentateuch: bound in 2 volumes, 10th century, fragile, masoretic manuscript. Origins in middle east (egypt?: part 2. Manuscripts often missing this page because of. Aleppo codex mishandling: written in israel, ended up in synagogue in aleppo, manuscript saved from synagogue burning. When state of israel was established: facsimile. Modern reproduction of images of original manuscript. Israel/palestine o: original codex is in st. petersburg, manuscript that is used as base text for critical edition of the bible, scholars think that aleppo codex is more accurate. Sephardic manuscript: masoretic notes, geometric designs, not meant to be read. Sephardic manuscript: colophon, from toledo, entire bible. Ashkenazic bible: meant for use in synagogue, from krak w. Judeo-arabic: text, translation,commentary, arabic written out in hebrew letters.
