10. The Masoretic Text and its Role in the History of the Text of Scripture

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface XI
4. Part I: The Biblical Masora and its Methods
5. 1. What is the Masora? 3
6. 2. Methods of Description and Classification 19
7. 3. Determining Orthography on the Basis of Masoretic Notes 34
8. 4. The Accumulative Masora 49
9. 5. Open and Closed Passages and the Writing of Songs 61
10. 6. Ketiv and Qere 85
11. 7. The Masora on Scripture as an “Error Correcting Code” 108
12. Part II: The Masoretic Text in Time and Space
13. 8. The Aleppo Codex and its Discovery 131
14. 9. The Babylonian Masora and Its Influence 151
15. 10. The Masoretic Text and its Role in the History of the Text of Scripture 170
16. 11. Secondary Stress Marks (Ge’ayot) – in Manuscripts and in Printed Editions 189
17. 12. Published Editions of the Hebrew Bible – and Their Relation to the Masora and the Aleppo Codex 203
18. Part III: The Masora in Interaction with Other Disciplines
19. 13. The Masora and Hebrew Grammar 221
20. 14. The Masora and Biblical Exegesis 241
21. 15. The Masora and Halakha 264
22. Index of Manuscripts 279
23. Index of People 281
24. Index of Terms 285