The Tittled Bible
Facsimile
This Hebrew handwritten manuscript of the Pentateuch (the first five books of Moses) was written in an Oriental hand by a Jewish scribe, and is dated prior to the middle of the fourteenth century. It is regarded to be a “Model Codex” from which other copies were subsequently made.
The value of this manuscript is that it contains ancient “tittles” (small strokes or hooks in the handwriting of the text) that provide nuances of meaning to the Hebrew text. These had, for the most part, been neglected even in the diacritical Masoretic Hebrew texts.
Jesus referred to a “tittle” in Matthew 5:18 when He said in the Sermon on the Mount, “For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” By this Jesus meant that every little detail of the Law would be fulfilled.
The original manuscript of this Pentateuch (or Torah) was part of the Moses Gaster collection of Hebrew manuscripts that were given to the British Library in London. Gaster provided the introductory materials to this facsimile edition printed in 1919 by Maggs Brothers of London. This volume is one of only 250 facsimile copies printed.
The value of this manuscript is that it contains ancient “tittles” (small strokes or hooks in the handwriting of the text) that provide nuances of meaning to the Hebrew text. These had, for the most part, been neglected even in the diacritical Masoretic Hebrew texts.
Jesus referred to a “tittle” in Matthew 5:18 when He said in the Sermon on the Mount, “For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” By this Jesus meant that every little detail of the Law would be fulfilled.
The original manuscript of this Pentateuch (or Torah) was part of the Moses Gaster collection of Hebrew manuscripts that were given to the British Library in London. Gaster provided the introductory materials to this facsimile edition printed in 1919 by Maggs Brothers of London. This volume is one of only 250 facsimile copies printed.
