Textual Criticism and the Old Testament. Extant Manuscripts.

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Textual Criticism and the Old Testament

Extant Manuscripts

Cairo Codex (~895 AD)

Extant Manuscripts Cairo Codex (~895 AD) Codex of the Prophets of Leningrad (~916 AD)

Extant Manuscripts Cairo Codex (~895 AD) Codex of the Prophets of Leningrad (~916 AD) Codex Babylonicus Petropalitanus (~1008 AD)

Extant Manuscripts Cairo Codex (~895 AD) Codex of the Prophets of Leningrad (~916 AD) Codex Babylonicus Petropalitanus (~1008 AD) Aleppo Codex (~900 AD)

Jewish Textual Transmission

Sopherim (5 th – 3 rd c. BC)

Jewish Textual Transmission Sopherim (5 th – 3 rd c. BC) Zugoth (2 nd – 1 st c. BC)

Jewish Textual Transmission Sopherim (5 th – 3 rd c. BC) Zugoth (2 nd – 1 st c. BC) Tannaim (?-200 AD)

Jewish Textual Transmission Sopherim (5 th – 3 rd c. BC) Zugoth (2 nd – 1 st c. BC) Tannaim (?-200 AD) Talmudists ( AD)

Jewish Textual Transmission Sopherim (5 th – 3 rd c. BC) Zugoth (2 nd – 1 st c. BC) Tannaim (?-200 AD) Talmudists ( AD) Masoretes ( AD)

Further Manuscript Evidence

Cairo Geniza (1890s)

Further Manuscript Evidence Cairo Geniza (1890s) Dead Sea Scrolls (1947+)

Further Manuscript Evidence Cairo Geniza (1890s) Dead Sea Scrolls (1947+) Non-Hebrew Manuscripts

Further Manuscript Evidence Cairo Geniza (1890s) Dead Sea Scrolls (1947+) Non-Hebrew Manuscripts – Septuagint

Further Manuscript Evidence Cairo Geniza (1890s) Dead Sea Scrolls (1947+) Non-Hebrew Manuscripts – Septuagint – Samaritan Pentateuch