Studies in Textual Criticism

Emanuel Tov, Ph.D. (1974), Hebrew University, Jerusalem is J.L. Magnes Professor of Bible emeritus at that University. He has published many monographs on the textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible, Qumran, and the Septuagint and was the editor-in-chief of the DSS publication project.

Preface

List of Tables

Sources

Abbreviations and Sources

Part 1 Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible



1 The Possible Revision of Hebrew Texts according to the Masoretic Text



2 Textual Harmonization in Leviticus



3 The Tenth Commandment of the Samaritans



4 The Philosophy of the Biblia Hebraica Quinta Edition



5 The Formation of the (ProtoMasoretic Text



6 Pierre-Maurice Bogaert, Le livre de Jérémie en perspective: “Introductory Remarks”



7 Orthographic Practices of the Biblical Texts



8 The Last Stage of the Literary History of the Book of Jeremiah



9 Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible in the Digital Age: Advantages and Disadvantages of the Use of Digital Tools



10 Vox Clamantis in Deserto: The History of the Interpretation and Misinterpretation of Isaiah 40:3



11 Copying the Torah: From the Time of the Judean Desert Scrolls to Modern Times



Part 2 The Septuagint



12 From a Popular Jewish LXX-SP Text Block to Separate Group Texts: Insights from the Dead Sea Scrolls



13 The Textual Value of the Septuagint Version of the Minor Prophets



14 The Interaction between Theological and Text-Critical Approaches



15 The Renderings of the Divine Names in the Greek Torah



16 The Use of the Earliest Greek Scripture Fragments in Text Editions



17 The Palestinian Source of the Greek Translation of the Torah



18 Papyrus Nash and the Septuagint



19 Different Textual Traditions about Sheshonq-Shishak in the Hebrew and Greek Bible



20 The Use of the Septuagint in Critical Commentaries



21 P.Vindob.G. 39777 (Symmachus) and the Use of the Divine Names in Greek Scripture Texts



22 The LXX Translators’ Procedures in Representing Proper Names: Consistency in Representation



Part 3 The Dead Sea Scrolls



23 The Qumran Tefillin and Their Possible Master Copies



24 The Background and Origin of the Qumran Corpus of Scripture Texts



25 Approaches of Scribes to the Biblical Text in Ancient Israel



26 ‘Luxury Scrolls’ from the Judean Desert



Part 4 Reflections



27 Has the Field of Textual Criticism Changed in the Past Half-Century (1970–2023)?



28 Some Academic Memoirs



Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Authors