The Earliest Text of the Hebrew Bible

The essays presented in this volume reflect the present state of research into the latest stages of the literary development of the Hebrew Bible and the earliest period of its textual history. They reassess the relationship between the Septuagint and the Hebrew text of the Bible and shed new light on the literary history and transmission of biblical books between 300 B.C.E. and 100 C.E. a crucial period for the history of the biblical canon. The distinguished list of contributors includes Dieter Bhler (Germany) Pierre-Maurice Bogaert (Belgium) Johan Lust (Belgium) Natalio Fernndez Marcos (Spain) Olivier Munnich (France) Adrian Schenker (Switzerland) and Emanuel Tov (Israel). Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (sbl-site.org) About The Author: Adrian Schenker Ph.D. (1972) in Old Testament University of Fribourg is Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Fribourg in Fribourg Switzerland. Table Of Contents: Introduction by the EditorAbbreviationsThe Hebrew and Greek Texts of Judges1Junge Garden oder akrobatische Tanzer? Das Verhaltnis zwischen 1 Kon 20 MT und 3 Regn 21 LXX17On the Relationship between Textual and Literary Criticism. The Two Recensions of the Book of Ezra : Ezra-Neh (MT) and 1 Esdras (LXX)35La vetus Latina de Jeremie: texte tres court temoin de la plus ancienne Septante et d''une forme plus ancienne de l''Hebreu (Jer 39 et 52)51Major Divergences between LXX and MT in Ezekiel83Texte massoretique et Septante dans le livre de Daniel93The Nature of the Large-Scale Differences between the LXX and MT S T V Compared with Similar Evidence in Other Sources121Index of Biblical Passages145Index of Qumran Literature150Index of Personal Names151 Special Features: Earliest Text of the Hebrew Bible