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The Masora on Scripture and Its Methods (Hardcover)
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The Masora on Scripture and Its Methods (Hardcover)
Series: Fontes et Subsidia ad Bibliam pertinentes
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The starting point for any study of the Bible is the text of the
Masora, as designed by the Masoretes. The ancient manuscripts of
the Hebrew Bible contain thousands of Masora comments of two types:
Masora Magna and Masora Prava. How does this complex defense
mechanism, which contains counting of words and combinations from
the Bible, work? Yosef Ofer, of Bar-Ilan University and the Academy
of the Hebrew Language, presents the way in which the Masoretic
comments preserve the Masoretic Text of the Bible throughout
generations and all over the world, providing comprehensive
information in a short and efficient manner. The book describes the
important manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible, and the methods of the
Masora in determining the biblical spelling and designing the forms
of the parshiot and the biblical Songs. The effectiveness of
Masoretic mechanisms and their degree of success in preserving the
text is examined. A special explanation is offered for the
phenomenon of qere and ketiv. The book discusses the place of the
Masoretic text in the history of the Bible, the differences between
the Babylonian Masora and that of Tiberias, the special status of
the Aleppo Codex and the mystery surrounding it. Special attention
is given to the comparison between the Aleppo Codex and the
Leningrad Codex (B 19a). In addition, the book discusses the
relationship between the Masora and other tangential domains: the
grammar of the Hebrew language, the interpretation of the Bible,
and the Halakha. The book is a necessary tool for anyone interested
in the text of the Bible and its crystallization.
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