Tuesday, December 14, 2021

ChrysoCollate by Sébastien Moureau

Sébastien Moureau has developed and uploaded for free download and use a new computer program for collation and critical editing called ChrysoCollate. I haven't tried it out yet, but it looks like a useful tool for those editing on a budget.

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.

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:

  1. Num 14:10
  2. Gen 18:16
  3. Isa 26:19
  4. 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. :)