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16 - Modern editions of the Hebrew Bible

from Part II - The Hebrew Bible and Old Testaments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2013

James Carleton Paget
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Joachim Schaper
Affiliation:
University of Aberdeen
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The hundreds of different Hebrew scripture editions and thousands of modern translations in various languages are more or less identical, but they differ in many large and small details. This chapter reviews the philosophies behind the various text editions of Hebrew Bible. Modern translations differ from one another in many of the text-base parameters. These translations usually follow MT with or without a selection of readings from other sources. The needs of various Bible users differ, but all users benefit from a precise representation of Hebrew scripture based on a single manuscript, be it L, A or any other source. Evaluations of textual readings as in the BH series are greatly welcomed by some scholars. The manuscripts from the Judaean desert are fully recorded in BHQ. The HUB edition is meant for the specialist, whereas the OHB presents critical reconstructions of an original text.
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Print publication year: 2013

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