The Twelve Minor Prophets (Biblia Hebraica Quinta) [Paperback]

Anthony Gelston (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1598563866 | ISBN-13: 978-1598563863 | Publication Date: January 30, 2011 | Edition: Bilingual

BHQ if the new (fifth) edition of the Biblia Hebraica. It is being published in parts (fascicles) by the German Bible Society. Some features include: - Diplomatic text of the Leningrad Codex, cited from new colour photographs. As the oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, it serves as the base text against which other witnesses are collated. - Masorah magna and parva of the Leningrad Codex are included with the text. - Layout of poetic texts corresponds as closely as possible to Masoretic accentuation. - Indications of parallel texts are given on the page. - A single apparatusis found at the foot of the page. - Text critical cases are generated and noted in the apparatus when a pre-Tiberian witnesses arguably, but not necessarily witnesses a Hebrew text that differs from the Tiberian text.- Two other Tiberian codices are collated for each book. - Qumran and Judean Desert fragments are collated. - All available pre-Tiberian witnesses for each textual case are noted. - A general introduction presents the edition, characterizes the text and masorah of the base text, the particular use of resources, the relation of BHQ to BHS and previous editions etc. Each book is also accompanied by a commentary.

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About the Author

Anthony Gelston studied at Oxford and taught Old Testament in the Department of Theology at the University of Durham from 1962 until 1995. In 1991 he was President of the Society for Old Testament Study. He edited the Dodekapropheton, Daniel-Bel-Draco fascicle for The Old Testament in Syriac according to the Peshitta version (Leiden: Brill, 1980). Other books include: The Peshitta of the Twelve Prophets (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987) and The Eucharistic Prayer of Addai and Mari (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992).

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Hendrickson Pub; Bilingual edition (January 30, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598563866
• ISBN-13: 978-1598563863
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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