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[davedonnelly1 AT juno.com]

Is the extant [handwritten] Leningrad Codex "given by inspiration of
God"?"

Is the accuracy of the text of the extant Leningrad Codex approved by the
majority of Hebrew Scholars?
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Since it is my impression that extant copies of the Ben Chayyim Hebrew
text of 1525 A.D. can be purchased on the Internet, would it be true that
any copy of the Ben Chayyim Hebrew text, that actually came off of Ben
Chayyim's printing press, could also be considered as having been "given
by inspiration of God".

An alternate question might be Do Hebrew Scholars believe that extant
copies of Ben Chayyim's Hebrew text of 1525 have the same type of
Authority as has the extant Leningrad Codex which is studied [ via copies
] on the b-hebrew Discussion Board?

Dave Donnelly  
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Is the extant Leningrad Codex "given by inspiration
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Dave

I suspect your questions are not far removed from "how long is a piece 
of string?"  The answer will depend on which piece of string the 
responder is looking at (or imagining), and which glasses s/he is 
looking through.  Whatever the answer, it will definitely run the risk 
of departing from the parametres of this list.  Even your 2nd and 4th 
questions - which are the safest - seem impossible to answer accurately 
without asking "What do you mean by 'accuracy' and 'authority'?"

If you mean by questions 1 & 3 "are copies and/or translations as 
inspired as the autographs?", I think the only reasonable answer is 'yes 
and no - probably', and to say any more runs the risk of being reproved 
by the moderators.

Kevin Riley



On 23/05/2010 11:06 PM, davedonnelly1 AT juno.com wrote:
> Is the extant [handwritten] Leningrad Codex "given by inspiration of
> God"?"
>
> Is the accuracy of the text of the extant Leningrad Codex approved by the
> majority of Hebrew Scholars?
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------------------
> Since it is my impression that extant copies of the Ben Chayyim Hebrew
> text of 1525 A.D. can be purchased on the Internet, would it be true that
> any copy of the Ben Chayyim Hebrew text, that actually came off of Ben
> Chayyim's printing press, could also be considered as having been "given
> by inspiration of God".
>
> An alternate question might be Do Hebrew Scholars believe that extant
> copies of Ben Chayyim's Hebrew text of 1525 have the same type of
> Authority as has the extant Leningrad Codex which is studied [ via copies
> ] on the b-hebrew Discussion Board?
>
> Dave Donnelly
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