Textual Criticism of the Old Testament: Principles and Practice

This textbook of Old Testament textual criticism surveys the principles and practice of textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible. It provides numerous examples of all types of textual variants. It also surveys the history of Old Testament textual criticism with an emphasis on the pioneering role of Martin Luther. It has a traditional view of the origin of the books of the Hebrew Bible. Because of the heavy use of Hebrew text and charts, it is best displayed in a larger size, portrait mode.