Biblical Hebrew Forum

[David P Donnelly <davedonnelly1 AT juno.com>]

George Athas writes:

The question is: Was the Masoretic Text (MT), specifically the Leningrad
Codex, produced for public consumption?

Answer: It was produced (1) in order to preserve the text received; and
(2) for Jewish liturgical purposes.
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Certainly The text of Leningrad Codex has certainly been  preserved
intact.

Certainly BHS texts derived from the Leningrad Codex have been used to
translate many English Bibles used by English speaking Christians.

However in 2010 is the text of the Leningrad Codex being used in
Synagogues both in Jerusalem and all over the world?

Dave Donnelly

P.S.  The Leningrad Codex was certainly not preserved intact to solve any
questions about the actual Hebrew name of the God of Israel, since six
different variants of YHWH occur in the Leningrad Codex!  
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Hello George;

You could be correct. I was not present at that time.

But .... when manufacture of a single book the size of the bible consumes
years of one scribe's full time effort, .... it seems improbable that the
masoretic text resulted for any, but a relatively few teachers; and surely
not the general population of millions of consumers.

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/gutenberg/html/2.html


regards,

fred burlingame
On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:09 PM, George Athas 
<George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>wrote:

> Fred,
>
> The intent to preserve 'orthodoxy' is within the scope of the religious and
> pietistic purpose of the Masoretes. However, your three points (a, b, c) do
> not necessarily lead to the conclusion you reach, namely that the MT was
> produced 'for exclusive consumption by teachers and rabbis'. There is no
> reason why it could not have a wider scope in mind. In fact, given the
> intent of preserving orthodoxy for a particular community, it seems logical
> to conclude that they would have liked a wider audience. While not all of
> the community would have been able to read it, this does not preclude them
> from being 'consumers' of the MT. Your conclusion appears to be narrower
> than your three points require.
>
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
> Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
> www.moore.edu.au
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