"Oldest Known Complete Torah Scroll Discovered" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 07 Jun 2013 5:23 p.m. PST |
An Italian expert in Hebrew manuscripts said Wednesday he had discovered the oldest known complete Torah scroll, a sheepskin document dating from 1155-1225. It was right under his nose, in the University of Bologna library, where it had been mistakenly catalogued a century ago as dating from the 17th century… Read more: link |
79thPA  | 07 Jun 2013 7:05 p.m. PST |
Clerical errors (no pun intended) are certainly nothing new. |
 John the OFM | 07 Jun 2013 7:28 p.m. PST |
Some student probably put it back on the wrong shelf after doodling in the margins. Librarians everywhere sympathize, and that's why they have rules. |
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