The Text of Genesis 1-11: Textual Studies and Critical Edition

The Text of Genesis 1-11: Textual Studies and Critical Edition......Page 4
Preface......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Abbreviations and Symbols......Page 12
Part I: Textual Studies......Page 18
1.1 The Necessity of Textual Criticism......Page 20
1.2 Types of Text-Critical Decisions......Page 23
1.3 Major and Minor Versions......Page 27
1.4 Terms for the Prehistory of M, S, and G......Page 28
1.5 Tools for the Textual Criticism of Genesis......Page 30
2.1 The Value of G in Genesis......Page 33
2.2 Significant Textual Variants......Page 37
2.3 Excursus: Divine Names in G......Page 52
3.1 The Law of Scribes: Textual Change......Page 57
3.2 Textual Change in M......Page 58
4.1 The Problem......Page 78
4.2 Genesis 5:3-32......Page 81
4.3 Genesis 11:10-32......Page 88
4.4 Recensions of Genesis......Page 95
5.1 Harmonizing the Torah......Page 98
5.2 Harmonizations Shared by S and G (≠ M)......Page 102
5.4 Harmonizations in S Alone (≠ M G)......Page 103
5.5 Harmonizations in G Alone (≠ M S)......Page 105
6.1 Problems of Method......Page 110
6.2 Stemmatic Relationships......Page 114
6.3 After 70: Rabbinic-M and the Minor Versions......Page 118
6.4 Excursus: The Vocalization of מסרת......Page 120
Part II. Critical Edition......Page 124
7.1 Rationale for a Critical (Eclectic) Edition......Page 126
7.2 The Critical Text......Page 129
7.3 Apparatus I: Significant Textual Variants......Page 132
7.4 Apparatus II: Masoretic Variants......Page 133
8. Critical Text and Apparatuses......Page 136
Bibliography......Page 168
Author Index......Page 178
Subject Index......Page 181
Index of Biblical Citations......Page 183
Back Matter......Page 186