Textual criticism of the Old Testament : the Septuagint after Qumran
"Textual criticism, the oldest of the critical disciplines of biblical scholarship, aims at recovering the original biblical texts by comparing all available material, all of which inevitably contain mistakes. Klein illustrates why and how the Septuagint--the Greek version of the Hebrew Old Testament--provides access to the earliest discernible stages in the history of the Old Testament text. In addition, he demonstrates the influence of the Dead Sea Scrolls and all major forms of the Septuagint on the transmission of the Old Testament text. The value of this book lies in the citation and explanation of numerous examples of errors and editorial changes of the texts, a discussion of the text critical "rules," a comprehensive listing of "types of errors" frequently encountered, and a helpful glossary of text critical terms. This handbook opens up the drams and methods of textual criticism in an excitingly fresh way for both students and teachers of biblical literature." Publisher
Print Book, English, [1974]
Fortress Press, Philadelphia, [1974]