The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible

The Aleppo Codex

The True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible

2012 • 320 pages

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Not a very well-written book. The author keeps promising dramatic secrets and never delivers. He is also endlessly fascinated that he can interview people who have memories from 1947. Much better, and with photos, is Crown of Aleppo: The Mystery of the Oldest Hebrew Bible Codex by Hayim Tawil.

June 10, 2012Report this review