An accessible approach to critical evaluation of the Old Testament, this book includes a detailed discussion of the transmittal of the Bible during the period of the Second Temple as well as extensive information on textual and literary criticism, including the relevance of the historical context.
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Emmanuel Tov is J. L. Magnes Professor of Bible at Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is editor-in-chief of the Dead Sea Scrolls publication project, and his publications include The Text-Critical Use of the Septuagint in Biblical Research (2nd ed. 1997), The Greek Minor Prophets Scroll from Na.hal .Hever (DJD, 1990), The Dead Sea Scrolls on Microfiche (1992–93), and The Greek and Hebrew Bible: Collected Essays on the Septuagint (1999).
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The reviews of the first edition were glowing, and rightly so because this is a superb book. Tov is a world authority in his subject, and has the ability to explain his complex technical subject with great lucidity. This second edition is, however, almost a page for page reprint of the first edition and has only a few small revisions. This is disappointing, and we look forward to a more thoroughly revised third edition in the next few years. Anyone with a first edition need not bother with this one. However, everyone else with more than a beginner's interest in the subject should buy this book now.
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A Tremendous Biblical Study Source,
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This is the best source for factual information about the Tanakh (Old Testament) on the market. It is an absolute "must" book for every serious student of the Bible. Professor Tov covers the history of the Bible, its copying and transmission, and many of the textual problems. He pays a great deal of attention to the evolution of the Masoretic texts and their differences. Dr.Tov's experience as a professor at Hebrew University and Editor-in-Chief of the Dead Sea Scrolls publication project makes him uniquely qualified to write about the Hebrew Bible. If you want the facts, this is the book for you. This is a featured book at our site - INTERNETBIBLE.COM.
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This book outlines the principles of textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible. Especially helpful are discussions of how this field is different than that of Greek New Testament textual criticism. Note that this book is more of a manual for how to do textual criticism than it is a summary of the current state of knowledge in the field (although it does have a fair amount of that too).
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Textual criticism deals with the origin and nature of all forms of a text, in our case the biblical text. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
named glosses, consonantal framework, harmonizing changes, supralinear addition, supralinear letter, orthographical practices, other textual witnesses, harmonizing additions, determinative text, synonymous readings, exegetical changes, recensional differences, exegetical additions, pristine texts, exegetical elements, other textual traditions, textual evaluation, textual plurality, scribal marks, textual multiplicity, vulgar texts, masoretic manuscripts, ancient translations, linguistic exegesis, literary growth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hebrew Bible, Judean Desert, New York, Second Temple, Middle Ages, Ben Asher, Hebrew Vorlage, Rabbinic Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Samaritan Pentateuch, Tel Aviv, Minor Prophets, Hebrew University, Cairo Genizah, Qumran Cave, Vetus Latina, Massoretic Text, Old Greek, Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, Ramat Can, Severus Scroll, Some Notes, Ben Naftali, Cardenal Cisneros, Elias Levita New!
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Textual criticism deals with the origin and nature of all forms of a text, in our case the biblical text. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
named glosses, consonantal framework, harmonizing changes, supralinear addition, supralinear letter, orthographical practices, other textual witnesses, harmonizing additions, determinative text, synonymous readings, exegetical changes, recensional differences, exegetical additions, pristine texts, exegetical elements, other textual traditions, textual evaluation, textual plurality, scribal marks, textual multiplicity, vulgar texts, masoretic manuscripts, ancient translations, linguistic exegesis, literary growth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hebrew Bible, Judean Desert, New York, Second Temple, Middle Ages, Ben Asher, Hebrew Vorlage, Rabbinic Bible, Dead Sea Scrolls, Samaritan Pentateuch, Tel Aviv, Minor Prophets, Hebrew University, Cairo Genizah, Qumran Cave, Vetus Latina, Massoretic Text, Old Greek, Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, Ramat Can, Severus Scroll, Some Notes, Ben Naftali, Cardenal Cisneros, Elias Levita New!
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