W urthwein, Ernst, 1909-,

The text of the Old Testament : an introduction to the Biblia Hebraica / Ernst W urthwein ; translated by Erroll F. Rhodes. - second edition., rev. and enl. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : W.B. Eerdmans, (c)1995. - xiv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.



I. Script and Writing Materials -- II. The Masoretic Text -- III. The Samaritan Pentateuch -- IV. Preliminary Considerations on the Versions -- V. The Septuagint -- Virgin Islands The Aramaic Targums -- Virgin IslandsI. The Syriac Version -- Virgin IslandsII. The Old Latin -- IX. The Vulgate -- X. The Coptic Versions -- XI. The Ethiopic Version -- XII. The Armenian Version -- XIII. The Arabic Versions -- XIV. The Aims of Textual Criticism -- XV. Causes of Textual Corruption -- XVI. The Methods of Textual Criticism -- XVII. The Theological Significance of Textual Criticism and the History of the Text -- Appendix: Resources for Textual Research.



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Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, Textual.
Bible.--Old Testament--Manuscripts.

BS1136 / .T498 1995 BS1136