The Textual Base for Modern Translations of the Old Testament

This article discusses the history of scholarly texts of the Hebrew Bible up to the Biblia Hebraica Quinta, which is currently being published in individual fascicles at the rate of one or two volumes a year. It also helps the reader understand why translations of the Bible in English are sometimes...

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Authors: Schäfer, Rolf (Author) ; Omanson, Roger (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2011
In: Review and expositor
Year: 2011, Volume: 108, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-252
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Summary:This article discusses the history of scholarly texts of the Hebrew Bible up to the Biblia Hebraica Quinta, which is currently being published in individual fascicles at the rate of one or two volumes a year. It also helps the reader understand why translations of the Bible in English are sometimes so different even though the translators almost always base their work on the Hebrew Masoretic Text.
ISSN:2052-9449
Contains:Enthalten in: Review and expositor
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/003463731110800207