A Short Introduction to the Tiberian Masoretic Bible and its Reading Tradition.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Gorgias Handbooks
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (154 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; TABLE OF CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; 1. THE TIBERIAN MASORETIC TRADITION --; 2. THE CONSONANTAL TEXT --; 3. THE LAYOUT OF THE TEXT AND THE CODICOLOGICAL FORM OF MANUSCRIPTS --; 4. THE MARKING OF PARAGRAPHS --; 5. THE ACCENTS --; 6. THE VOCALIZATION AND THE READING TRADITION --; 7. THE MASORETIC NOTES --; 8. MASORETIC TREATISES --; 9. MASORAH AND GRAMMAR --; 10. THE TIBERIAN PRONUNCIATION TRADITION --; 11. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND SELECTED READING --; REFERENCES --; INDEXES --; PLATES
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463235857; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463235857
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

This book is intended to provide a quick introductory overview of the Tiberian Masoretic tradition of the Hebrew Bible and its background. It was this tradition that produced the great Masoretic codices of the Middle Ages, which form the basis of modern printed editions of the Hebrew Bible. Particular prominence is given to the multi-layered nature of the Masoretic tradition. The volume contains a section describing the Tiberian reading tradition, which is essential for a correct understanding of the vocalization system.