I just posted an update on the transcription progress for the Critical Edition of the Hebrew Psalter (CEHP) project on the project blog. If you're interested in learning more about the project or getting involved, do check it out and fill out our Google form to register your interest. We are going to be working mostly with manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah and early Greek papyri, which is a great opportunity to learn more about working with manuscripts and textual criticism.
OTTC: A Blog for Old Testament Textual Criticism
This blog is intended to be an outlet for research and questions on the textual criticism of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and related issues.
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Diachronic Diversity in Classical Biblical Hebrew
Old Latin of Esther
Dionisio Candido has published a new book on the Old Latin translation of Esther, a book with one of the most complicated textual histories with numerous distinct versions.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Friedberg Genizah Fragments in the Ktiv Database
In a recent update that was sent out by the Friedberg Genizah Project, they announced that most of the images and metadata from the site have now been migrated to the Ktiv database, and they are continuing to work on developing new tools and transferring the remaining data.
Monday, July 7, 2025
Scriptura Psalms Resources
Scriptura has just updated their website with exegetical and translation resources on the Psalms. This is an incredibly detailed and helpful site with extensive exegetical and linguistic treatments of many of the Psalms (work still in progress). They also give sustained (if not fully systematic) attention to important text-critical issues in the Psalms. I had the privilege of working with Scriptura for nearly two years and have great appreciation for their contributions to the study of the Psalms. My own exegetical work focused on Psalm 51, and I was also responsible for reviewing most of the grammatical and text-critical analysis done by the individual exegetes. If you haven't used these resources, I highly recommend checking out the website.
Verse Numbering in Hebrew
David Moster has produced a nice video on the role of concordances in the development of verse numbering in the Hebrew tradition.
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Digital Latin Library
I recently learned from Hugh Cayless about the Digital Latin Library, a very useful resource for accessing digital editions of Latin literature. They also provide a number of helpful videos reflecting on the work of textual criticism in Latin literature.