Qumran preserved early Hebrew manuscripts that confirm the antiquity of the Masoretic tradition and clarify Second Temple textual streams.
The Qumran Community: Its Influence on Old Testament Textual Tradition
Decoding Divergences: Old Testament Textual Variants Reconsidered
Old Testament variants are real but bounded; disciplined textual criticism shows strong stability in the Hebrew base text.
Reconstructing the Original: The Pursuit of Authenticity in Old Testament Textual Criticism
Old Testament textual criticism recovers the authentic Hebrew text through disciplined comparison of manuscripts, versions, and scribal habits.
Manuscripts and Marginalia: Unraveling the Textual History of the Old Testament
Manuscripts and marginal notes reveal disciplined copying, stable transmission, and recoverable variants within the Old Testament’s textual history.
The Textual Evolution of the Old Testament: A Historical Approach
The Old Testament text was preserved through disciplined scribal transmission and refined by evidence-based comparison, not by miraculous copying.
Old Testament Textual Criticism: Principles and Practice
Old Testament textual criticism exists to restore the original words, using witnesses wisely and rejecting historical-critical theorizing.
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Their Impact on Our Understanding of the Old Testament
The Dead Sea Scrolls confirm the antiquity and stability of the Masoretic Text while illuminating scribal practices and variant streams.
Textual Accuracy And The Old Testament: A Historical Perspective
The Old Testament stands textually reliable through disciplined scribal preservation and evidence-based restoration, not miraculous immunity from variants.
The Role of Conjectural Emendation in Old Testament Textual Studies: A Look at When (or If) Emendations Are Justified
Conjectural emendation is rarely warranted; the Masoretic Text remains the preserved and reliable base, with conjecture appropriate only when all evidence fails.
Are There Conflations That Suggest Secondary Readings in the Old Testament?
An analysis showing that true conflations exist mainly in non-Masoretic witnesses, reinforcing the stability and priority of the Masoretic Text.
