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Only the Dead Sea Scrolls and a handful of fragmentary early medieval texts are older

JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 milli

One of the oldest surviving biblical manuscripts, a nearly complete 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, could soon be yours — for a cool $30 million.

Ardon Bar-Hama regularly works with rare documents such as the Aleppo Codex, so when the Douglas Foundation tapped him for a 10,000-item collection, he was ready. Now it is, too

Thousand-year-old Codex Sassoon manuscript is expected to fetch up to $50 million at Sotheby’s.

Thousand-year-old Codex Sassoon manuscript is expected to fetch up to $50 million at Sotheby’s.

From the blog of Vivian Wineman at The Times of Israel

The owner of an Irish hotel is set to sell a book described as the most influential in history for a fee of up to $50 million at an auction in May. 

What is being advertised as the world's oldest Hebrew Bible is scheduled for auction this May in New York and could sell for up to $50 million, according to the broker featuring the collectible. 

Estimated to be more than 1,000 years old, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible is on course to break a stunning record when it goes up for auction this spring.