Matti Friedman's The Aleppo Codex, published by Algonquin Books in 2012, is a journalistic investigation into the history and disappearance of pages from the Aleppo Codex, an authoritative medieval Hebrew Bible manuscript, tracing its journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem and the unresolved question of what happened to its missing sections. Its strength is that Friedman conducted original interviews and archival research, and the book was well received for its reporting. Its limit is that it is investigative journalism rather than peer-reviewed manuscript scholarship, so a claim resting on a technical point of the codex's textual history should be checked against the specialist manuscript literature as well.
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Published by Algonquin Books in 2012, Matti Friedman's well-received journalistic investigation drawing on original interviews and archival research, journalism rather than peer reviewed manuscript scholarship, hence the middle tier. NotesJournalistic account of the history and disappearance of pages from the Aleppo Codex, an authoritative medieval Hebrew Bible manuscript.
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AuthorMatti Friedman
PublisherAlgonquin Books
Publication Year2012
Source Typejournalism
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Aleppo, Cities This source names Aleppo directly: "Matti Friedman's The Aleppo Codex, published by Algonquin Books in 2012, is a journalistic investigation into the history and disappearance of pages from the Aleppo Codex, an authoritative medieval..."
Source The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient BibleMatti Friedman
This source names Jerusalem directly: "tracing its journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem and the unresolved question of what happened to its missing sections."
Source The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient BibleMatti Friedman
Claims Backed By This Source (24 claims)
This source backs 24 claims across the atlas. As facts: 16 well-attested, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Open Questions, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
- Textual Witnesses, 2 claims: 1 open question, 1 general references.
- Cities, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Custodians & Museums, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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