Introduction to the Massoretico-Critical Edition of the Hebrew Bible (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Introduction to the Massoretico-Critical Edition of the Hebrew Bible<br><br>Nothing can be more explicit than the directions given in the canon before us as to the Order of the books. Yet the oldest dated Biblical ms. Which has come to light deviates from this order. The St. Petersburg Codex which is dated A. D. 916 and which contains only the Latter Prophets has yet a List of all the Prophets both Former and Latter and in this List the order is given as follows: The Former Prophets - Joshua Judges Samuel Kings; the Latter Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel and the Minor Prophets. 1 Here then the sequence of the Latter Prophets is not that which is prescribed in the Talmud.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.