T&T Clark Handbook to the Masoretic Text

An extensive, all in one guide to the key features of the most important text type of the Hebrew Bible, the Masoretic Text. The contributors examine all aspects of the Masoretic Text: its origins, transmission, history and textual forms.The handbook traces the development of the text type from ancient manuscripts found in the Judean Desert, through to the pointed medieval codices and the Second Rabbinic Bible. It outlines the main aspects of ancient and medieval scribal practice, including a brief history of the Tiberian School of scribes, the development of the vowel and cantillation system, introduction to the marginal Masorah notes, and provides descriptions of the major codices. The contributors examine the features of the Masoretic Text in the books of the bible, and consider how the Masoretic Text type was used by writers of the New Testament.The volume also includes an extensive bibliography to enable further detailed study.>

Préface
Provides a sophisticated orientation to the Masoretic Text, the most important manuscript tradition for understanding the textual history of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

Auteur
George Athas is Director of Postgraduate Studies and Lecturer in Old Testament, Hebrew, and Church History at Moore College, in Sydney, Australia.

Contenu

Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. What is the Masoretic Text and why study it? -- George Athas, Moore Theological College, Australia 2. Guide to Modern Resources -- Elvira María Martín Contreras, CCHS, Spain Origins: The Masoretes 3. Scribes in Antiquity -- William Schniedewind, UCLA, USA 4. History of the Tiberian School -- George Athas, Moore Theological College, USA The Masoretic System 5. Pointing: Vowel and Cantillation System -- David Marcus, Jewish Theological Seminary, USA 6. Paragraphing & Versification -- David Marcus, Jewish Theological Seminary, USA 7. The Masorah -- Daniel Mynatt, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, USA The Manuscripts 8. 'Proto Masoretic' Texts from the Judean Desert -- Emanuel Tov, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel 9. The Major Codices of the Masoretic Text -- Donald R. Vance, Independent Scholar 10. Second Rabbinic Bible -- Elvira María Martín Contreras, CCHS, Spain The Biblical Texts 11. Torah -- Emanuel Tov, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel 12. Books of Samuel -- Emanuel Tov, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Irael 13. Isaiah -- contributor still to be confirmed 14. Jeremiah -- Jerome Lund, Independent Scholar 15. Book of the Twelve -- contributor still to be confirmed 16. Daniel -- Ian M. Young, University of Sydney, Australia 17. The Psalms -- contributor still to be confirmed The Masoretic Text and the New Testament 18. The New Testament's use of the Masoretic Text type -- Donald R Vance, Independent Scholar Bibliography and Further Reading Index