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  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Primary and Secondary Old Testament Witnesses
  • Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:26:45 +0000

Dear Biblical Hebrew,

Are the following statements true?


1. The primary Old Testament witnesses are the Masoretic Text and the
Septuagint.

2. The secondary Old Testament witnesses include:

i. The Dead Sea Scrolls,
ii. The Samaritan Pentateuch,
iii. The Wadi Murabbaat Manuscripts,
iv. The Masada Manuscripts,
v. The Geniza Fragments.

If the above statements are true, what is the justification for selecting
some witnesses as primary witnesses and other witnesses as secondary
witnesses?

Thank you.

Philip Engmann,
Old Testament Student.





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