How Textual Critics Reconstruct the Bible’s Text: 6 Key Principles

Wendy Widder – 19 min read Because all biblical documents were copied by hand for nearly three thousand years, it is not surprising that its manuscripts contain differences (variants). Textual criticism is the discipline that guides us in establishing what the authors of the Bible wrote. This is especially important for those who value the […]

Hebrew Language #8 Hebrew Literature #5 Talmud and Masorah

In the previous chapter we said that traditional teaching was not confined to halakhah, or the ordinances regulating religious observances. We saw that it was the duty of the teachers to show the connexion of practical rules with the written Law. And as such Midrash, exposition, from darash arised to “investigate” a scriptural passage and […]