English summary: The book investigates omissions in the textual
transmission of the Hebrew scriptures. Literary criticism
(Literarkritik) commonly assumes that later editors only expanded
the older text; omissions would not have taken place. This axiom is
implied in analyses and introductions to the methodology. The book
investigates the validity of the axiom. After a review of
literature, books of methodology, and past research, texts from
different parts of the Hebrew Bible are discussed with this aim in
view. The investigated texts consist of examples which preserve
documented evidence about editorial changes. Passages with variant
editions are compared in order to understand omissions as an
editorial technique. The comparison of variant witnesses includes,
for example, passages where the Greek and Hebrew versions differ
and cases where parallel passages differ (e.g., Chronicles in
relation to Kings, the Temple Scroll in relation the Pentateuch).
Example texts have been taken from the Pentateuch, Samuel, Kings,
Ezra-Nehemiah, Esther, Jubilees, etc.The investigation shows that
omissions took place in part of the transmission of the Hebrew
scriptures. Although omissions were clearly less common than
additions, the conclusion challenges the axiom of literary
criticism. Rejecting the conventional implementation of the
methodology, the book provides a new model for understanding the
transmission of the Hebrew scriptures that integrates omissions as
a possible editorial technique.
General
Imprint: |
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Gmbh & Co Kg
|
Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
November 2013 |
Authors: |
Juha Pakkala
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Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
418 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-525-53611-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
3-525-53611-9 |
Barcode: |
9783525536117 |
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