The Leningrad Codex: a facsimile edition

David Noel Freedman, Astrid B. Beck, James A. Sanders

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Jan 1, 1998 - Bibles - 1016 pages

The oldest complete Hebrew Bible in the world is the Leningrad Codex. Dating to 1009 C.E., the Codex stands as the single most important extant manuscript for establishing the text of the Hebrew Bible and is the basis for virtually all critical editions of the Hebrew Bible.

The Leningrad Codex is now available in a beautiful facsimile edition copublished with E. J. Brill (due to various production difficulties, the book has come out later than originally projected). This scholar's edition of the Leningrad Codex features a high-quality 11" x 13" hardcover format that includes 966 black-and-white photographs and sixteen full-color, illuminated carpet pages that capture in precise detail the Codex's lovely medieval artwork.

Contents

• The Leningrad Codex: 7

About the author

David Noel Freedman is a professor of the Hebrew Bible at the University of California, San Diego, and lives in La Jolla, California.

Beck is managing editor of The Anchor Bible Dictionary and the leningrad Codex.

Sanders is professor of religion and president of the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center for Preservation and Research at Claremont Graduate University in California.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Leningrad Codex: a facsimile edition
• Editors: David Noel Freedman, Astrid B. Beck, James A. Sanders
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1998
• ISBN: 0802837867, 9780802837868
• Length: 1016 pages
• Subjects: Bibles / Other Translations / General; Religion / Biblical Reference / Language Study; Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament; Religion / Judaism / Sacred Writings