From: Christopher Kimball <transcriber AT tanach.us>
To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Unpointed
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:32:56 -0400
The overall product of the Masoretes, word counts, etc., indicates the
attention they put to detail. Their goals were to get the text exactly
correct. They were meticulous and immersed in a community of
knowledgeable people. I'm sure they made a good shot at getting the
pointing correct.
One scientific approach to evaluating their efforts would be to test
their masora notes against their text. Has anyone checked them?