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  • From: Søren Holst <sh AT teol.ku.dk>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Qumran agreement with LXX and MT, was: aph
  • Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 08:39:49 +0100

A table in J. VanderKam & P. Flint "The Meaning of the DSS" (p. 143),
summarizing the research of Tov, gives these figures:

47% of DSS biblical texts reflect MT
47% are "non-aligned"
3,3 % reflect LXX
2,5 % reflect Samaritan Pentateuch

Obviously a lot may be subject to discussion here (e.g.: The non-aligned
texts follow now this school now another -- and frequently have a completely
independent version -- but do they show a tendency toward favouring one
school over the other?), but the general picture is hardly going to be
contested by anyone.

shavua tov
Soren, Copenhagen




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