Contents

Preface

Sources

Abbreviations and Sources

Part 1. Textual Criticism

Chapter 1. Reflections on the Many Forms of Hebrew Scripture in Light of the LXX and 4QReworked Pentateuch

Chapter 2. The Coincidental Textual Nature of the Collections of Ancient Scriptures

Chapter 3. Some Reflections on Consistency in the Activity of Scribes and Translators

Chapter 4. From 4QReworked Pentateuch to 4QPentateuch (?)

Chapter 5. Some Thoughts about the Diffusion of Biblical Manuscripts in Antiquity

Chapter 6. The Aramaic, Syriac, and Latin Translations of Hebrew Scripture vis-à-vis the Masoretic Text

Chapter 7. Computer-Assisted Tools for Textual Criticism

Chapter 8. The Chapter and Section Divisions in Esther

Chapter 9. Eclectic Text Editions of Hebrew Scripture

Chapter 10. The Literary Development of the Book of Joshua as Reflected in the Masoretic Text, the LXX, and 4QJosha

Chapter 11. The Scribal and Textual Transmission of the Torah Analyzed in Light of Its Sanctity

Chapter 12. Textual Harmonization in the Stories of the Patriarchs

Chapter 13. Hebrew Lexicography and Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible in Light of Gesenius’ Dictionary

Chapter 14. Textual Criticism of Hebrew Scripture and Scripture-Like Texts

Chapter 15. The Genealogical Lists in Genesis 5 and 11 in Three Different Versions

Chapter 16. The Textual Development of the Torah

Chapter 17. A New Edition of the Samaritan Pentateuch

Chapter 18. Biblia Hebraica Quinta, vol. 7, ‮שפטים‬‎ Judges

Part 2. Qumran

Chapter 19. The Sciences and the Analysis of the Ancient Scrolls: Possibilities and Impossibilities

Chapter 20. Some Thoughts at the Close of the Discoveries in the Judaean Desert Publication Project

Chapter 21. A Didactic and Gradual Approach towards the Biblical Dead Sea Scrolls

Chapter 22. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Textual History of the Masoretic Bible

Chapter 23. The Background of the Stichometric Arrangements of Poetry in the Judean Desert Scrolls

Chapter 24. Israeli Scholarship on the Biblical Texts from the Judean Desert [2011]

Chapter 25. The Qumran Hebrew Texts and the Septuagint: An Overview

Chapter 26. Scribal Features of Two Qumran Scrolls

Chapter 27. The Samaritan Pentateuch and the Dead Sea Scrolls: The Proximity of the Pre-Samaritan Qumran Scrolls to the SP

Part 3. Septuagint

Chapter 28. Personal Names in the Septuagint of Isaiah

Chapter 29. Reflections on the Septuagint with Special Attention Paid to the Post-Pentateuchal Translations

Chapter 30. The Septuagint between Judaism and Christianity

Chapter 31. The Harmonizing Character of the Septuagint of Genesis 1–11

Chapter 32. Genesis 49 in the Septuagint: Trial and Error

Chapter 33. The Septuagint Translation of Genesis as the First Scripture Translation

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Authors