Scribal memory and word selection : text criticism of the Hebrew Bible

Scribal memory and word selection : text criticism of the Hebrew Bible /

"What were ancient scribes doing when they copied a manuscript of a literary work? This question is especially problematic when we realize that ancient scribes preserved different versions of the same literary texts. In Scribal Memory and Word Selection: Text Criticism of the Hebrew Bible, Raym...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Person, Raymond F., Jr., 1961- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Atlanta : SBL Press, [2023]
Series:Text-critical studies ; v. 15.
Subjects:
Bible. > Old Testament > Criticism, Textual.
Bible. > Old Testament.
Bible.
Hebrew language > Variation.
Cognitive grammar.
Criticism, Textual.
Hebrew language.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Word Selection in Conversation and Oral Traditions As A Lens to Understanding Text-Critical Variants
  • 2. Category-Triggering and Text-Critical Variants
  • 3. Sound-Triggering and Text-Critical Variants
  • 4. Visual-Triggering and Text-Critical Variants
  • 5. Text-Critical Variants and Category-Triggering, Sound-Triggering,and Visual-Triggering: Conclusions and Implications.

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