The Leningrad Codex: Unveiling the Oldest Complete Hebrew Bible / Dr. Kim Phillips

The Leningrad Codex: Unveiling the Oldest Complete Hebrew Bible Dive deep into the rich history of the Leningrad Codex. This magnificent book is the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible in existence, written in Cairo in 1008 AD. Follow Dr. Kim Phillips of the University of Cambridge and Alex as they delve into the fascinating history of the Leningrad Codex and of the Masoretic enterprise. The Leningrad Codex, says Dr. Philips, is the pinnacle of a centuries-long enterprise, of a national effort to meticulously preserve the ancient texts of the Hebrew Bible, and of a personal body of work of a great master Samuel Ben Jacob. Samuel Ben Jacob was, according to Dr. Phillips the “latest and the greatest” of The Masoretes - generations of scribes devoted to preserving and transferring the most orderly, accurate, unified and dignified version of the ancient Hebrew texts known today as the Hebrew Bible. Indeed, The Leningrad Codex shines from above also due to its breathtaking