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TEXTCRITICISM  \nD.R.AP-THOMAS,MA  \n2  \n# A PRIMER OFOLD TESTAMENT TEXT CRITICISM\n\n# A PRIMER OF\n\nOLD TESTAMENT TEXTCRITICISM  \nBY  \nD.R.M.A.,B.D.  \nTHE EPWORTH PRESS(EDGAR C.BARTON)25-35 City Road,London,E.C.1  \nAll rights reservedFirst published in 194737016  \nI'M TADW.K.T.I856-I932  \n32  3031HT6Y月A月日  YSAIMT024h,     12  \nS03734  \nMade in Great Britain  \n221.4    \nA655  \nCONTENTS  \nI.THE CANON OF THE OLD TESTAMENT .    I  \nC  \n2.LANGUAGE,SCRIPT,AND WRITING MATERIALS.   6  \n3.VOCALIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF THETEXT·            .II  \n4.THE ANCIENT VERSIONS.· I5  \n5.THE TEXTUAL WORK OF THE MASORETES·  29  \n6.TYPES OF ERROR IN THE MASORETIC TEXT 33  \nFOREWORD  \nTHIs book is intended for students beginning the criticalstudy of Hebrew texts.It has therefore been kept in aselementary a form as possible—indeed,except in thelast chapter,no knowledge at all of Hebrew is requiredof the reader.  \nA preliminary study of these six chapters should helpto avoid that Scylla and Charybdis so familiar to everyteacher:on the one hand,the loss of precious timeentailed if he first explains the whole paraphernalia oftext criticism during class,or on the other,the bewilder-ment of the student suddenly confronted with thepresuppositions and technical terms which are the toolsof his new craft.  \nThe aim throughout has been usefulness,not novelty.Consequently,I have borrowed freely where I profit-ably could,though never,it is hoped,without theexercise of independent judgement.The Introductionsof Ginsburg,Eissfeldt,and Pfeiffer have helped meconsiderably in different fields,and I gladly acknow-ledge my debt to them.I should also like to thank mychief,Professor C.R.North,very warmly for hiskindness in reading through the manuscript,and forgiving me his suggestions and advice.  \nMay this little book serve to pave more smoothly thepath of the beginner in the study of God's Word in theOld Testament.","cbCaiqdWZflRJeqn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqdWZflRJeqn","pdf",2873473,56,"English","# Contents\n## The Canon of the Old Testament\n## Language, Script, and Writing Materials\n## Vocalization and Standardization of the Text\n## The Ancient Versions\n## The Textual Work of the Masoretes\n## Types of Error in the Masoretic Text\n# Foreword","[{\"question\":\"Who is this book intended for?\",\"answer\":\"It is intended for students beginning the critical study of Hebrew texts for the Old Testament.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the book kept in an elementary form?\",\"answer\":\"To avoid wasting precious class time on too much introductory apparatus and to prevent students from being bewildered by technical terms and presuppositions.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the guiding principle behind the author’s approach?\",\"answer\":\"The aim is usefulness rather than novelty, borrowing from others where beneficial while exercising independent judgment.\"}]","A PRIMER OF OLD TESTAMENT TEXT CRITICISM - Foreword | PDF",1790702293,86]