(Biblical Archaeology): Aleppo Codex Goes Online

The Aleppo Codex Online

“The Crown” of ancient Biblical manuscripts joins the digital age

Biblical Archaeology Society Staff   •  11/01/2013

 

 

Study the Aleppo Codex online. The Aleppo Codex has joined the ranks of other ancient Biblical manuscripts that are available on the Internet.

 

Throughout its long history, the Aleppo Codex has been carefully and jealously guarded. The Aleppo Codex online project, however, has placed the Aleppo Codex among the ranks of other ancient Biblical manuscripts that have been made available to all via the web. Under the auspices of the Ben-Zvi Institute in Jerusalem and funding by George S. Blumenthal, the Aleppo Codex online—that is, at least the remnants of it that arrived in Jerusalem in 1957—is available free for anyone with a computer and an internet connection.

The project to put the Aleppo Codex online follows in the footsteps of several other plans that are aimed at making ancient Biblical manuscripts accessible to all. Ancient Biblical manuscripts such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, for example, are in the process of being digitized and made available to anyone who wishes to study them. Ancient Biblical manuscripts—indeed, ancient manuscripts in general—are very fragile and must be handled as little as possible. Digitizing these precious artifacts not only makes them universally accessible, but also helps preserve them.
 

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