And now a follow up. The Oldest, most complete Hebrew Bible has sold for $38 million. Hear about it at Urban Legends and Stranger truths. The oldest, Most Complete Hebrew Bible has been bought at Sothby's, New York, for $38.1 million, becoming the most valuable manuscript sold at auction. The Codex Sassoon is thought to have been written about 1100 years ago. It's the earliest surviving example of a single manuscript containing all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible with punctuation vowels and accents