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Learn about the methods scholars use to date early Hebrew Bible manuscripts, including paleography, archaeology, radiocarbon dating, and historical analysis, as well as the internal evidence found within the texts themselves. Understand how changes in handwriting and script help date the texts, and discover examples such as the Siloam inscription and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Damascus Pentateuch, also known as the Codex Sassoon 507, is a 10th-century Hebrew Bible codex that is regarded as one of the most important and valuable manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible. This article provides an overview of the significance, history, and physical characteristics of the manuscript, including its importance in Jewish and biblical studies, the Masoretic Text, and the illuminated decorations.
The Old Testament, the inspired Word of God, how was it copied, maintained as to the textual reliability, and handed down throughout the past three thousand five hundred years?
The Biblia Hebraica Quinta Editione, abbreviated as BHQ or rarely BH5, is the fifth edition of the Biblia Hebraica and when complete will supersede the fourth edition, the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS).