The Text of Genesis 1-11 : Textual Studies and Critical Edition.
Title:
The Text of Genesis 1-11 : Textual Studies and Critical Edition.
Author:
Hendel, Ronald S.
ISBN:
9780195353174
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (185 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- Part I. Textual Studies -- 1. Theory, Method, Tools -- 1.1 The Necessity of Textual Criticism -- 1.2 Types of Text-Critical Decisions -- 1.3 Major and Minor Versions -- 1.4 Terms for the Prehistory of M, S, and G -- 1.5 Tools for the Textual Criticism of Genesis -- 2. M and G in Genesis 1:1-2:4 -- 2.1 The Value of G in Genesis -- 2.2 Significant Textual Variants -- 2.3 Excursus: Divine Names in G -- 3. Textual Problems in M of Genesis 1-11 -- 3.1 The Law of Scribes: Textual Change -- 3.2 Textual Change in M -- 4. The Chronologies of Genesis 5 and 11 -- 4.1 The Problem -- 4.2 Genesis 5:3-32 -- 4.3 Genesis 11:10-32 -- 4.4 Recensions of Genesis -- 5. Harmonizing Tendencies in S and G -- 5.1 Harmonizing the Torah -- 5.2 Harmonizations Shared by S and G (≠ M) -- 5.3 Harmonizations Shared by S and M (≠ G) -- 5.4 Harmonizations in S Alone (≠ M G) -- 5.5 Harmonizations in G Alone (≠ M S) -- 6. Toward the Textual History of Genesis -- 6.1 Problems of Method -- 6.2 Stemmatic Relationships -- 6.3 After 70: Rabbinic-M and the Minor Versions -- 6.4 Excursus: The Vocalization of מסרת -- Part II. Critical Edition -- 7. Introduction to the Critical Edition -- 7.1 Rationale for a Critical (Eclectic) Edition -- 7.2 The Critical Text -- 7.3 Apparatus I: Significant Textual Variants -- 7.4 Apparatus II: Masoretic Variants -- 8 Crirtical text and apparatuses -- Bibliography -- Author index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Subject index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Index of Biblical Citations.
Abstract:
Ronald S. Hendel offers a careful and thorough re examination of the text of Genesis 1 11. He takes a strongly positive position on the value of the Septuagint as a reliable translation of its Hebrew parent text. This position is contrary to that taken in most existing studies of the text of Genesis, including some in standard editions and reference works. Nevertheless, Hendel shows, there is an accumulating mass of evidence indicating that his position is correct. Hendel begins with a discussion of theory and method, and points out the lessons to be learned from the new biblical manuscripts discovered at Qumran. He goes on to argue for the preparation of eclectic critical editions of books of the Hebrew Bible a task long pursued in Classical, New Testament, and Septuagint studies, but still highly controversial with respect to the Hebrew scriptures. The critical edition of Genesis 1 11 which follows is Hendel's first step toward such a comprehensive task.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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