Ancient Edits: Why Scribes Changed the Old Testament
A simple introduction to Textual Criticism 101: Did ancient scribes change what we know as the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible? Modern translations of the Bible are not a translation of a single ancient source; rather they are a composite translation from our various ancient sources written in Hebrew and Greek. When these ancient sources disagree, the work of trying to figure out which version is older is called Textual Criticism.
This is part 1 of a 3-part series looking at the most interesting differences in the ancient texts that make up the Hebrew Bible:
This is a 3 part series:
Episode 1, Textual Criticism: • Ancient Edits: Why Scribes Changed the Old...
Episode 2, The Septuagint: • Why the Greek Old Testament Doesn’t Match ...
Episode 3, The Dead Sea Scrolls: • How The Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal Changes to...
This video was made possible by the American Academy of Religion and the Henry Luce Foundation through their public scholarship grants: https://aarweb.org/news/aar-awards-cr...
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Sources and resources for further study:
Emmanual Tov, Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible (I use the 2nd and 3rd editions in this video) - https://amzn.to/3EEMZJG
Ellis R. Brotzman and Eric J. Tully, Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction (Second Edition) https://amzn.to/44KCDSY
Paul D. Wegner, A Student's Guide to Textual Criticism of the Bible: Its History, Methods and Results https://amzn.to/4lSSZPH