Firkovich and the Leningrad Codex

[Steven Avery]

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Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov handles Sinaiticus, notes the Tischendorf antiquity claims are false

Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov (1854-1946) Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Моро́зов; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Alexandrovich_Morozov Пророки: история возникновения библейских пророчеств, их литературное изложение и характеристика (1914) Prophets: history of Bible prophecies and their...

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[Steven Avery]

We have already written about the Leningrad Manuscript, which strangely appeared in Russia, and about the Codex Sinaiticus, which no less strangely came to us precisely in the 19th century, when Russia was forced to accept the Old Testament as a sacred book.


was founded in Odessa, and Firkovich was entrusted with the collection of Karaite antiquities. After a two-year wandering through the Crimea, the Caucasus, as well as Palestine and Egypt, Firkovich managed to compile a rich collection of ancient books, manuscripts and gravestone inscriptions, among which the most remarkable manuscript of the Old Testament was found in Chufut-Kala. Of course, it is quite difficult to prove that this manuscript was made in the 11th century and is not a forgery of the 19th century, but nevertheless it forms the basis of most printed editions of the Old Testament.

 

[Steven Avery]

Morozov also speaks about the Leningrad Codex, found by Firkovich:

“I examined the material of this book and came to the same conclusions regarding its qualities that I already expressed here about the Sinaiticus Codex: its leaves are too flexible for unusual antiquity.”

 

[Steven Avery]

This manuscript cataloged as "Firkovich B 19 A" , is known as the Leningrad Codex. At the request of the Russian National Library "Leningrad" remains in the name of the manuscript. used to avoid confusion. The manuscript was purchased by a collector of Hebrew manuscripts, Abraham Firkovich, who does not discuss anywhere in his writings where he acquired the manuscript. The manuscript was brought to Odessa in 1838 and later transferred to the Imperial Library in St. Petersburg in 1863. The origin of the manuscript according to its colophon (information page for the book similar to our title pages) was Cairo. After almost 1000 years this manuscript is still in almost mint condition; it was not like the worn out parchments found in the Cairo Geniza. Conservation notes on pages 995-1006 document every smudge and stain.

The Leningrad Codex

Librarian's Lobby The Leningrad Codex March 1998, Daniel D. Stuhlman Librarian's Lobby by Daniel D. Stuhl...

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