October
03
/ 2013
A rare Hebrew text containing an archaic form of Hebrew and dating back to the 9th century has been revealed by a collector of rare biblical artefacts - and it is believed to be the world's oldest Jewish prayer book. It has 50 pages of Jewish blessings and is still in its original binding which shows Babylonian vowel markings. Experts have dated the text to around 840 AD, which makes it 400 years older than the earliest Torah scrolls every found. This could make it an important link between the time of the Dead Sea Scrolls and medieval Judaism. The inside of the book is divided into six sections that discuss topics including the End Times and the Passover Seder
