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The book’s central "whodunit" revolves around a shocking discovery: when the Codex finally surfaced in Jerusalem, nearly 200 of its 500 pages were missing—including the most critical section, the Torah. While official government accounts claimed the pages were lost in the 1947 fire, Friedman's investigative journalism suggests a darker reality of greed, state cover-ups, and betrayal by those entrusted with its care. He points toward institutional negligence and potential theft within the [Ben-Zvi Institute](1.4.5, 1.4.9), where the manuscript was stored in an ordinary office cabinet. Why You Should Read It

Unveiling the Mystery: The Journey of the Aleppo Codex Matti Friedman’s is a gripping non-fiction work that reads more like a high-stakes detective thriller than a dry historical account . Published in 2012 by Algonquin Books, the book chronicles the tumultuous journey of the world's most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible—a 10th-century manuscript known as the [Aleppo Codex](1.2.1, 1.2.6). A Thousand-Year Odyssey The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Fa...

The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible The book’s central "whodunit" revolves around a shocking

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