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In this work, Emanuel Tov offers extensive descriptions of the major witnesses to the text of the Hebrew Bible - the Hebrew texts from Qumran, the Septuaging, the Masoretic text - as well as the Aramaic Targumim, the Syriac translations, the Vulgate and others. Special attention is given to the exegetical aspects of the textual transmission, literary issues, and the problem of the original shape of the biblical text. A wide range of readers, from beginning students to research scholars, should find this work accessible.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Introduction: the need for the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible; a modern approach to the textual criticism of the Bible; the beginnings of the critical inquiry of the biblical text; definitions and concepts. Part 2 Textual witnesses of the Bible: Hebrew Witnesses - proto-Masoretic texts and the Masoretic text, pre-Samaritan texts and the Samaritan Pentateuch, the biblical texts found in Qumran, additional witnesses, texts that have been lost; the ancient translations - the use of the ancient translations in textual criticism, the evidence. Part 3 The history of the biblical text: the relation between the textual witnesses; the original shape of the biblical text; some aspects of the development of the biblical text. Part 4 The copying and transmitting of the biblical text: background and chronological framework; the copying of the biblical text; the process of textual transmission. Part 5 The aim and procedures of textual criticism: the aim of textual criticism; the procedures of textual criticism. Part 6 The evaluation of readings: background; textual guidelines; preferable readings. Part 7 Textual criticism and literary criticism: background; the evidence; textual and literary evaluation of the evidence. Part 8 Conjectural emendation: background; types of emendations. Part 9 Critical editions: background; Biblia Hebraica and Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia; the Hebrew University Bible.


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  • ISBN-13: 9789023227120
  • Publisher: Van Gorcum and Comp BV
  • Publisher Imprint: Van Gorcum
  • Height: 240 mm
  • Width: 160 mm
  • ISBN-10: 9023227123
  • Publisher Date: 31 Dec 1992
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Sub Title: An Introduction


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