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The Historical Depth Of The Tiberian Reading Tradition Of Biblical Hebrew


The Historical Depth Of The Tiberian Reading Tradition Of Biblical Hebrew
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Author : Aaron D. Hornkohl
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2023-02-06

The Historical Depth Of The Tiberian Reading Tradition Of Biblical Hebrew written by Aaron D. Hornkohl and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-06 with Religion categories.


This volume explores an underappreciated feature of the standard Tiberian Masoretic tradition of Biblical Hebrew, namely its composite nature. Focusing on cases of dissonance between the tradition’s written (consonantal) and reading (vocalic) components, the study shows that the Tiberian spelling and pronunciation traditions, though related, interdependent, and largely in harmony, at numerous points reflect distinct oral realisations of the biblical text. Where the extant vocalisation differs from the apparently pre-exilic pronunciation presupposed by the written tradition, the former often exhibits conspicuous affinity with post-exilic linguistic conventions as seen in representative Second Temple material, such as the core Late Biblical Hebrew books, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ben Sira, rabbinic literature, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and contemporary Aramaic and Syriac material. On the one hand, such instances of written-reading disharmony clearly entail a degree of anachronism in the vocalisation of Classical Biblical Hebrew compositions. On the other, since many of the innovative and secondary features in the Tiberian vocalisation tradition are typical of sources from the Second Temple Period and, in some cases, are documented as minority alternatives in even earlier material, the Masoretic reading tradition is justifiably characterised as a linguistic artefact of profound historical depth.



The Historical Depth Of The Tiberian Reading Tradition Of Biblical Hebrew


The Historical Depth Of The Tiberian Reading Tradition Of Biblical Hebrew
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Author : Aaron D. Hornkohl
language : en
Publisher: Semitic Languages and Cultures
Release Date : 2023-01-17

The Historical Depth Of The Tiberian Reading Tradition Of Biblical Hebrew written by Aaron D. Hornkohl and has been published by Semitic Languages and Cultures this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-17 with Religion categories.


This volume explores an underappreciated feature of the standard Tiberian Masoretic tradition of the Hebrew Bible, namely its composite nature. Focusing on cases of dissonance between the tradition's written (consonantal) and reading (vocalic) components, the study shows that, though related, interdependent, and largely in harmony, the Tiberian spelling and pronunciation traditions at numerous points reflect distinct oral realisations of the biblical text. Where the extant vocalisation differs from the apparently pre-exilic pronunciation presupposed by the written tradition, the former often exhibits conspicuous affinity with post-exilic linguistic conventions as seen in representative Second Temple material, such as the core Late Biblical Hebrew books, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ben Sira, rabbinic literature, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and contemporary Aramaic and Syriac material. On the one hand, such instances of written-reading disharmony clearly entail a degree of anachronism in the vocalisation of Classical Biblical Hebrew compositions. On the other, since many of the innovative and secondary features in the Tiberian vocalisation tradition are typical of sources from the Second Temple Period and, in some cases, are documented as minority alternatives in even earlier material, the Masoretic reading tradition is justifiably characterised as a linguistic artefact of profound historical depth.



The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition Of Biblical Hebrew Volume 1


The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition Of Biblical Hebrew Volume 1
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Author : Geoffrey Khan
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2020-02-20

The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition Of Biblical Hebrew Volume 1 written by Geoffrey Khan and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-20 with Religion categories.


These volumes represent the highest level of scholarship on what is arguably the most important tradition of Biblical Hebrew. Written by the leading scholar of the Tiberian Masoretic tradition, they offer a wealth of new data and revised analysis, and constitute a considerable advance on existing published scholarship. It should stand alongside Israel Yeivin’s ‘The Tiberian Masorah’ as an essential handbook for scholars of Biblical Hebrew, and will remain an indispensable reference work for decades to come. —Dr. Benjamin Outhwaite, Director of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit, Cambridge University Library The form of Biblical Hebrew that is presented in printed editions, with vocalization and accent signs, has its origin in medieval manuscripts of the Bible. The vocalization and accent signs are notation systems that were created in Tiberias in the early Islamic period by scholars known as the Tiberian Masoretes, but the oral tradition they represent has roots in antiquity. The grammatical textbooks and reference grammars of Biblical Hebrew in use today are heirs to centuries of tradition of grammatical works on Biblical Hebrew in Europe. The paradox is that this European tradition of Biblical Hebrew grammar did not have direct access to the way the Tiberian Masoretes were pronouncing Biblical Hebrew. In the last few decades, research of manuscript sources from the medieval Middle East has made it possible to reconstruct with considerable accuracy the pronunciation of the Tiberian Masoretes, which has come to be known as the ‘Tiberian pronunciation tradition’. This book presents the current state of knowledge of the Tiberian pronunciation tradition of Biblical Hebrew and a full edition of one of the key medieval sources, Hidāyat al-Qāriʾ ‘The Guide for the Reader’, by ʾAbū al-Faraj Hārūn. It is hoped that the book will help to break the mould of current grammatical descriptions of Biblical Hebrew and form a bridge between modern traditions of grammar and the school of the Masoretes of Tiberias. Links and QR codes in the book allow readers to listen to an oral performance of samples of the reconstructed Tiberian pronunciation by Alex Foreman. This is the first time Biblical Hebrew has been recited with the Tiberian pronunciation for a millennium.



Reading


Reading
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Author : Hanneke van der Schoor
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2025-07-21

Reading written by Hanneke van der Schoor and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-21 with Religion categories.


This volume contains the proceedings the 'Reading: Performance and Materiality in Hebrew and Aramaic Traditions' colloquium, hosted at the University of Oxford in 2023, and jointly sponsored by the Oriel Centre for the Study of the Bible and the European Research Council project, 'TEXTEVOLVE.' The aim of the colloquium was to investigate Jewish approaches to the reading of texts, with a focus on reading practices that were applied to Hebrew and Aramaic texts in antiquity and the early Middle Ages. It explored, in particular, how these were shaped by material and non-textual aspects (oral traditions, performative context, philological values, etc). Among the questions it addressed were: How did non-textual components determine reading? To what extent did materiality shape or limit readings? How did reading practices shape the texts themselves? What values guided how texts were modified and variant texts evaluated? What determined which form or version of a text was read and according to what conventions? The responses to these questions collected in this volume highlight the tensions between authority and creativity, preservation and innovation, understanding and misapprehension, knowledge and ignorance, which shaped Jewish practices of reading.



Studies In The Masoretic Tradition Of The Hebrew Bible


Studies In The Masoretic Tradition Of The Hebrew Bible
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Author : Daniel J. Crowther
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2022-11-07

Studies In The Masoretic Tradition Of The Hebrew Bible written by Daniel J. Crowther and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-07 with Foreign Language Study categories.


This volume brings together papers on topics relating to the transmission of the Hebrew Bible from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern period. We refer to this broadly in the title of the volume as the ‘Masoretic Tradition’. The papers are innovative studies of a range of aspects of this Masoretic tradition at various periods, many of them presenting hitherto unstudied primary sources. They focus on traditions of vocalisation signs and accent signs, traditions of oral reading, traditions of Masoretic notes, as well as Rabbinic and exegetical texts. The contributors include established scholars of the field and early-career researchers.



Karaite Judaism


Karaite Judaism
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Author : Meira Polliack
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-07-18

Karaite Judaism written by Meira Polliack and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-18 with Reference categories.


Karaism is a Jewish religious movement of a scripturalist and messianic nature, which emerged in the Middle Ages in the areas of Persia-Iraq and Palestine and has maintained its unique and varied forms of identity and existence until the present day, undergoing resurgent cycles of creativity, within its major geographical centres of the Middle-East, Byzantium-Turkey, the Crimea and Eastern Europe. This Guide to Karaite Studies contains thirty-seven chapters which cover all the main areas of medieval and modern Karaite history and literature, including geographical and chronological subdivisions, and special sections devoted to the history of research, manuscripts and printing, as well as detailed bibliographies, index and illustrations. The substantial volume reflects the current state of scholarship in this rapidly growing sub-field of Jewish Studies, as analysed by an international team of experts and taught in various universities throughout Europe, Israel and the United States.



Diachronic Diversity In Classical Biblical Hebrew


Diachronic Diversity In Classical Biblical Hebrew
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Author : Aaron D. Hornkohl
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2024-11-11

Diachronic Diversity In Classical Biblical Hebrew written by Aaron D. Hornkohl and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-11-11 with Religion categories.


According to the standard periodisation of ancient Hebrew, the division of Biblical Hebrew as reflected in the Masoretic tradition is basically dichotomous: pre-exilic Classical Biblical Hebrew (CBH) versus post-Restoration Late Biblical Hebrew (LBH). Within this paradigm, the chronolectal unity of CBH is rarely questioned—this despite the reasonable expectation that the language of a corpus encompassing traditions of various ages and comprising works composed, edited, and transmitted over the course of centuries would show signs of diachronic development. From the perspective of historical evolution, CBH is remarkably homogenous. Within this apparent uniformity, however, there are indeed signs of historical development, sets of alternant features whose respective concentrations seem to divide CBH into two sub-chronolects. The most conspicuous typological division that emerges is between the CBH of the Pentateuch and that of the relevant Prophets and Writings. The present volume investigates a series of features that distinguish the two ostensible CBH sub-chronolects, weighs alternative explanations for distribution patterns that appear to have chronological significance, and considers broader implications for Hebrew diachrony and periodisation and for the composition of the Torah.



Studies In Semitic Vocalisation And Reading Traditions


Studies In Semitic Vocalisation And Reading Traditions
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Author : Aaron Hornkohl
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2020-06-01

Studies In Semitic Vocalisation And Reading Traditions written by Aaron Hornkohl and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-01 with Religion categories.


This volume brings together papers relating to the pronunciation of Semitic languages and the representation of their pronunciation in written form. The papers focus on sources representative of a period that stretches from late antiquity until the Middle Ages. A large proportion of them concern reading traditions of Biblical Hebrew, especially the vocalisation notation systems used to represent them. Also discussed are orthography and the written representation of prosody. Beyond Biblical Hebrew, there are studies concerning Punic, Biblical Aramaic, Syriac, and Arabic, as well as post-biblical traditions of Hebrew such as piyyuṭ and medieval Hebrew poetry. There were many parallels and interactions between these various language traditions and the volume demonstrates that important insights can be gained from such a wide range of perspectives across different historical periods.



Missing Pieces Essays In Honour Of Eibert J C Tigchelaar


Missing Pieces Essays In Honour Of Eibert J C Tigchelaar
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2025-06-26

Missing Pieces Essays In Honour Of Eibert J C Tigchelaar written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-26 with Religion categories.


This collection of essays is dedicated to Eibert Tigchelaar. Individual studies engage with new approaches to materiality, hermeneutics, digital humanities, and philology in the context of biblical research. The articles reflect on reading practices, methodological innovation, textual criticism, and ancient fragments. Particular attention has been given to new approaches to the material aspects of ancient manuscripts. There are also extensive treatments of translations and reconstructions across Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic biblical traditions. Overall, the essays honour the work of Eibert Tigchelaar in the ways they build on his incisive insights and exemplary contributions.



Interconnected Traditions Semitic Languages Literatures Cultures A Festschrift For Geoffrey Khan


Interconnected Traditions Semitic Languages Literatures Cultures A Festschrift For Geoffrey Khan
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Author : Aaron D. Hornkohl
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2025-03-07

Interconnected Traditions Semitic Languages Literatures Cultures A Festschrift For Geoffrey Khan written by Aaron D. Hornkohl and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


Geoffrey Khan’s pioneering scholarship has transformed the study of Semitic languages, literatures, and cultures, leaving an indelible mark on fields ranging from Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic dialectology to medieval manuscript traditions and linguistic typology. This Festschrift, celebrating a distinguished career that culminated in his tenure (2012–2025) as Regius Professor of Hebrew in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Cambridge, brings together contributions from a vast and representative array of scholars—retired, established, and up and coming—whose work has been influenced by his vast intellectual legacy. Reflecting the interconnected traditions that Khan has illuminated throughout his career, this volume presents cutting-edge research on Hebrew and Aramaic linguistics, historical syntax, manuscript studies, and the transmission of textual traditions across centuries and cultures. Contributors engage with topics central to Khan’s scholarship, including the evolution of the Biblical Hebrew verbal system, the intricacies of Masoretic notation, Geniza discoveries, Samaritan and medieval Judaeo-Arabic texts, and computational approaches to linguistic analysis. As Khan retires from his role as Regius Professor, this collection stands as both a tribute and a continuation of his work, honouring his lifelong dedication to understanding and preserving the linguistic and literary heritage of the Semitic world.