Alexandru PRELIPCEAN - Codex (Crown of) Aleppo and Codex Leningradensis - Silent Witnesses of Asher Family and of the History of the Hebrew Bible

Alexandru PRELIPCEAN

Asist. PhD. Faculty of Orthodox Theology Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, ROMANIA

Abstract:

The fascinating world of the text of the Old Testament requires not only a philological knowledge, but also the knowledge of the tradition of manuscripts. The present study tries to present briefly historical and philological aspects of two of the most important Hebrew manuscripts, written and annotated with the help of Masora by the members of the famous family Asher: codex or the Crown of Aleppo and codex Leningradensis.

Keywords:

Old Testament, Bible, codex, Aleppo, Leningradensis

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