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The Septuagint and the Masoretic Text in the Orthodox Church(es) [PDF]

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu, 2018
Abstract In this article, I intend to survey the reception of versions of the Old Testament in the Orthodox churches, focusing on the Greek, Russian and Romanian Church, respectively. While Western biblical scholars gave precedence to the Hebrew text over the Septuagint, in the Orthodox world one can see a tension in the relationship ...
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Uzziah like his Son: Portraits of Uzziah in the Masoretic Text and the Syriac Peshitta of Chronicles

Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University
The various textual witnesses reveal more than one portrait of Uzziah. Two distinctive portraits of Uzziah emerge, one within the Masoretic tradition and another in the Syriac Peshitta.
Williams Joshua E.
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Fir trees or chariots in Nahum 2:4? The study of ancient texts

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Is the phrase ‘והברשׁים’ or ‘והפרשׁים’ found in Nahum 2:4? The textual tradition is divided. The Septuagint (LXX), the Vulgate, the Targum and the Peshitta support the reading ‘והפרשׁים’ in Nahum 1:12, while the Masoretic text preserves ‘והברשׁים’.
Philip S. Chia
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Resolving the Ambiguity in Nahum 1:12

Collectanea Theologica
Is the phrase אם שׁלמים [ʾm šlmm] or משׁל מים‎ [mšl mym] found in Nahum 1:12? The textual tradition is divided. The Septuagint (LXX) and the Peshitta support the reading משׁל מים‎ [mšl mym] in Nahum 1:12, whereas the Masoretic text, the Targum, and the ...
Philip Chia
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The Old Testament Canon: History, Problems, and Prospects for Future Research [PDF]

Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института, 2011
The article is dedicated to an overview of the history of the Old Testament canon origins and its formation in Judaism and Christianity in connection with the issue of the criteria of the Old Testament books canonicity.
Alexey Somov
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Text-Critical Issues Between the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint Text of the Book of Jeremiah

International Journal of Religion
This paper examines the text-critical issues between the Masoretic Text (MT) and the Septuagint (LXX) versions of the Book of Jeremiah, focusing on orthographic variants, editorial changes, and transcription errors. The study begins with the Masoretic Text, detailing its historical development, transmission, and defining features.
OYEKAN, Funke Elizabeth, BELLO, Oluwaniyi Samuel   +1 more
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Prophecy Continued:Reflections on Innerbiblical Exegesis in the Book of Ezekiel [PDF]

, 2010
Klein, Anja
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Monotheism, Polytheism, Monolatry, or Henotheism? Toward an Assessment of Divine Plurality in the Hebrew Bible [PDF]

, 2008
Israel’s view of God and his relationship to other divine beings in the Hebrew Bible has long been the subject of scholarly debate. The dominant critical consensus since the late nineteenth century holds that Israel’s faith evolved from polytheism or ...
Heiser, Michael
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Written with the Finger of God: Divine and Human Writing in Exodus

, 2014
The presence of writing in the book of Exodus must be considered not only for its contribution to the narrative as story, but also as a witness to several key socio-political issues (such as the interplay of textuality and orality in ancient Israel), for
Doak, Brian R.
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A Natural yet Providential Tongue: Moses Mendelssohn on Hebrew as a Language of Action [PDF]

, 2015
How did Moses Mendelssohn reconcile a naturalistic theory of language, advocating the contingent development of all tongues, with the belief that Hebrew did not change ever since its inception?
Lifschitz, AS
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