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, December 14, 2021
ChrysoCollate by Sébastien Moureau
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Faddan More Psalter
Lisa O'Carroll has a fascinating article on the discovery and preservation of the Faddan More Psalter, a 1,200-year-old Latin psalter that survived the centuries in an Irish bog.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Paul Needham on the Latin Bible
Monday, September 13, 2021
Paul Flesher on the Aramaic Targums
Christopher Dost has posted an interesting interview with Paul Flesher on the Aramaic Targums.
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Michael Press on Moses Shapira
Michael Press has an interesting piece in Ancient Jew Review on the myth of Moses Shapira as expert forger. Spoiler... He does not give credence to those who think Shapira's Deuteronomy scroll was authentic, but says that Shapira was a conman who sold the forgeries of others, rather than producing them himself.
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Tiqqunei Soferim in the Cairo Genizah
Joseph Ginsberg announces the discovery of several previously unknown tiqqunei soferim "(euphemistic) emendations of the scribes" in Cairo Genizah fragments from Cambridge:
- Num 14:10
- Gen 18:16
- Isa 26:19
- Exod 32:7
Saturday, August 28, 2021
Brent Nongbri on the Vatican DSS Fragments
Brent Nongbri has a brief note with images on the two Vatican Museum Dead Sea Scroll fragments. I must admit that I too was surprised to see them when I first noticed them in the Vatican Museum years ago. Trying to examine them upside down in poor lighting while resisting a torrent of people wasn't very successful at the time. :)