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...

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Main Author: Vroom, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 2018
In: Textus
Year: 2018, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 258-273
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Textual criticism / Memory
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.
ISSN:2589-255X
Contains:Enthalten in: Textus
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/2589255X-02701010