Home›Sources›The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient BibleSourcesThe Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient BibleCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-aleppo-codex-a-true-story-of-obsession-faith-and-the-pursuit-of-an-ancient-bible.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-aleppo-codex-a-true-story-of-obsession-faith-and-the-pursuit-of-an-ancient-bibleCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-aleppo-codex-a-true-story-of-obsessi, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/the-aleppo-codex-a-true-story-of-obsession-faith-and-the-pursuit-of-an-ancient-bible}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXMatti 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.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (24 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Published 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.NotesWell-attestedJournalistic account of the history and disappearance of pages from the Aleppo Codex, an authoritative medieval Hebrew Bible manuscript.CitationAuthorWell-attestedMatti FriedmanPublisherWell-attestedAlgonquin BooksPublication YearWell-attested2012Source TypeWell-attestedjournalismCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithAleppo, Cities Well-attested 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 Friedmantier 2Jerusalem, Cities Well-attested 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 Friedmantier 2Claims 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.Disposition By TopicOpen 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.Well-attested16ArticlesThe Fire in 1947, and the Leaves That Are MissingTwo Fifths MissingOpen QuestionsWhat became of the roughly 190 leaves missing from the Aleppo Codex, including almost the entire Torah?SourcesThe Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient BibleOpen question1Textual WitnessesAleppo CodexHolds2SourcesThe Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient BibleConnected1Open QuestionsWhat became of the roughly 190 leaves missing from the Aleppo Codex, including almost the entire Torah?General References4CitiesAleppoCustodians & MuseumsYad Ben-Zvi InstituteOpen QuestionsWhat became of the roughly 190 leaves missing from the Aleppo Codex, including almost the entire Torah?Textual WitnessesAleppo CodexComments (0)No comments yet. 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