Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction by Ellis R. Brotzman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a fantastic introduction to textual criticism and provides a clear, accessible guide into a field fraught with difficulties. The authors make a few assumptions (e.g., that it is possible to get to know the text behind the LXX, Peshitta, &c. through retroversion ) that betray their modern mindset. While the merit of the discipline of textual criticism is suspect, students who wish to learn a bit more about the OT tradition of it would do well to read this book. Helpfully, it provides a guide to the more confusing aspects of BHS and previews an upcoming edition of Biblia Hebraica which should be more accessible (I mean, you have to know at least four languages to even use BHS well) and more accurate called BHQ. View all my reviews
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