Textual Criticism of the Old Testament

Modern editions of the Hebrew Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible, are based on one manuscript. Usually that is the Codex Leningradensis, sometimes the Codex Aleppo. An edition that follows the text of one manuscript is called a diplomatic edition.

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Textual Criticism of the Old Testament

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