Computerized Source Criticism of Biblical Texts

We have developed an automated method to separate biblical texts according to author or scribal school. At the core of this new approach is the identification of correlations in word preference that are then used to quantify stylistic similarity between sections. In so doing, our method ignores lite...

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Published in:Journal of Biblical literature
Authors: Dershowitz, Idan 1982- (Author) ; Qôppel, Mōše (Author) ; Akiva, Navot (Author) ; Dershowitz, Nachum 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press [2015]
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Bible. Pentateuch, Bible. Pentateuch / Source criticism / Computer program
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Biblical scholars
B REPETITION (Rhetoric)
B EZEKIEL (Biblical prophet)
B JEREMIAH (Biblical prophet)
B Narratives
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic

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