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> I am on another discussion group where the topic of Textual criticism has
> arisen. I was wondering if anyone would like to respond to the posts by one
> individual in particular. I will not pass along his name but his post is
> below.
> Many of you seem to feel that the Mesoratic Text is almost the same as the
> ancient Hebrew. But, it is not. Also many seem to feel that the Mesoratics
> have given us a faithful version of the original Hebrew text, but is that
> true? According to the Jewish writers, there are many differences.
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I'd really like to know what the heck a "Mesoratic" is. If s/he can't
even get the name right, I doubt the person is particularly qualified
to comment on the state of the text.