Using the Aleppo Codex images for a change

mgketer -- the easy to read and navigate Aleppo Codex site is down -- so I switched to the Aleppo codex online as an exercise and did Joshua 1. I can't work on Daniel since there is no image of that part of the codex. There's a story here and fire and so on. But switching did not prove impossible thanks to the clear images on line and a very useful index from David Stark in Seattle -- just a stone's throw from Victoria.

Here's the image to compare with the Westminster Codex that I have in my database:

Aleppo codex Joshua 1:1-3

I did chapter 1 as a test. Here's the output with the music for verses 1-3. 

Music for verses 1-3

I think it might be a bit harder to finish my project if I have to use the manuscript images.

Dating the DSS etc

There's probably no BS Carnival this month, And I didn't find one from last month - but maybe I will start collecting things again. This one and this one on new techniques for dating the DSS are both of interest even if bypassing the very complex analysis.

And who wouldn’t want to know more about the origins of the second Death concept. Read all about it in the Targums here. 

Jonathan and I are in the process of publishing the book of Job. If you are interested in reviewing, please have a look at the announcement here.

Does anyone know what happened to mgketer.org. It seems to be no longer available. This will bring my project to a grinding halt. I hope it comes back so I can finish the last 20% of the project.

Threads

 I seem to be getting a little traction on threads -- here's an example. The editor even for a long thread using my PC is quite good. It's a little more cumbersome on a phone since creating and copying an image on the fly is difficult.