Oldest Old Testament Codex

[MichaelBurk]

What is the oldest (Christian or Jewish) codex of the Old Testament (the Torah, the Prophets, and the writtings--called the Tannach by the Jews)?

I mean the oldest codex of the Old Testament as a seperate, single volume (in book form, whether in Hebrew, Greek, or Latin.)

Does anyone know?

 

[childofdust]

Go to Codex Sinaiticus dot org / en /

 

[MichaelBurk]

Go to Codex Sinaiticus dot org / en /

Doesn't that contain The New Testament too?

 

[childofdust]

Looking for the oldest complete codex without a New Testament?

Not sure on that. The oldest complete Hebrew codex used to be Aleppo before parts of it were lost.

The oldest complete might be Codex Ambrosianus. The Peshitta. It's Syriac. From (according to Wurthwein) about the sixth or seventh century AD.

You can download a facsimile by going to Google, typing Ceriani Veteris and clicking on the first link you see "Resources - Syriac Books" (FYI, it's a Mormon University page).

 

[Ubuntu]

The oldest complete codex of the OT in Hebrew would be the Leningrad Codex from AD 1008/9. Just look it up in Wikipedia, unfortunately I haven't got enough posts to be able to post links...

 

[Mikeb85]

Doesn't that contain The New Testament too?

Yup.

The oldest would be either the Dead Sea scrolls, or various copies of the Septuagint (depending on who you ask, though the consensus would likely fall on the Septuagint papyri). None are 'complete' though. The oldest complete texts aren't that old...