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Textual Criticism of the Old Testament: Jeremiah as Example

In Qumran, six manuscripts of Jeremiah have been found. Two of these manuscripts (4QJerb and 4QJerd) deviate from the standard text. These versions of Jeremiah are shorter. However, there are also verses that appear in a different order.

Interestingly, the text in these two manuscripts resembles the book of Jeremiah as it appears in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament.

Different Version to the Masoretic Text

Bala ka mo go oketšegilego?

Ka akhaonte ya mahala, o ka:

  • Bala diphetolelo tše dingwe ka maleme ka moka a semmušo.
  • Theeletša Bibele (diphetolelo tše 11 di šetše di le gona).
  • Bapetša diphetolelo tša Bibele tša go fapafapana.
  • Dira boitemogelo go ba bja gago ka go akaretša dinoutse tša gago le dintlhakgolo. Gape o tla kgona go bona dinoutse tša gago le dintlhakgolo ka thoko.
  • Hwetša go feta dihlogotaba tše 1100 le diathekele tša bokamorago ka Seisimane le Seburu le dimmepe tša mebala tše 52.

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