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  1. Étude 1 : Les manuscrits de la Mer Morte
  2. Étude 2 : Le codex d’Alep

History of the Bible

  • BIB006 The Dead Sea Scrolls

    The article details the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls near Qumran. Found by a Bedouin in the 1940s, these scrolls revolutionized the understanding of biblical texts. Their release was delayed for political and technical reasons, but these manuscripts shed unique light on ancient texts.

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Historical notes

  • INF059 The Aleppo Codex

    The Aleppo Codex (Keter Aram Tsova) is a medieval manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, written around AD 920 in Tiberias. Regarded as the most accurate version of the Hebrew Bible, it includes Masoretic vocalization and cantillation. Kept for six centuries in Aleppo, it was partially destroyed in 1947. Now kept at the Israel Museum, it has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2016.

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