The role of memory in Vorlage-based transmission: evidence from erasures and corrections
This article argues that the act of Vorlage-based copying involves a dynamic interplay between both memory and Vorlage. While numerous scholars argue that memory played a significant role in textual transmission in ancient Israel and early Judaism, few have explicitly discussed the role that memory...
| Published in: | Textus |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2018
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| In: |
Textus
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Textual criticism
/ Memory
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Textual Criticism
B Textual Transmission B Dead Sea Scrolls B Scribal Culture B scribal practice B copying errors B memory transmission |
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| Summary: | This article argues that the act of Vorlage-based copying involves a dynamic interplay between both memory and Vorlage. While numerous scholars argue that memory played a significant role in textual transmission in ancient Israel and early Judaism, few have explicitly discussed the role that memory plays in the act of copying a manuscript. This article identifies with greater precision the point in the copying process at which a scribe may rely on long-term memory, rather than his Vorlage. The article will examine three erasures in three Dead Sea scrolls that demonstrate the phenomenon of memory-cued errors, in which a scribe’s long-term memory caused mistakes in the copying process. Not only do these memory-cued errors illustrate the role of memory in the copying process, they also allow for a much clearer and more nuanced understanding of the nature of textual transmission. |
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| ISSN: | 2589-255X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Textus
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/2589255X-02701010 |