The "Codex Sassoon," an ancient Hebrew Bible written in the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York City for $38.1 million.. For the record: The price ...

The oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, described as “one of the most important and singular texts in human history,” has become the most valuable manuscript ever to be sold at an auction ...

The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible sold for $38.1 million on Wednesday, Sotheby’s said, one of the highest prices ever for a book or document sold at auction.

The world's oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible will go on display in London next week before an auction in May where it could sell for up to $50 million, Sotheby's said on Wednesday.

The earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible, which could become the most expensive historical document when auctioned next month in New York, is making a stop April 18-20 at Southern Methodist ...

A near-complete copy of the Hebrew Bible from around 1,000 years ago — missing only a few pages — will go up for auction in New York in May. The price tag? An estimated $30 to $50 million ...

It’s believed that the first parts of the Hebrew Bible were written as far back as the 10th century B.C.E. But even if the holy book is not quite that old, many experts say the Bible’s ...

From Hebrew Bible to Christian Bible: Jews, Christians and the Word of God In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the ...

The difficultiesof translating the Hebrew Bible begin with the first word of Genesis.The King James Bible of 1611 translates Genesis 1:1 as “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ...

The oldest recorded alphabet may be Hebrew. According to a controversial new study by archaeologist and ancient inscription specialist Douglas Petrovich, Israelites in Egypt took 22 ancient ...