Maimonides bound halakhah to a Tiberian exemplar, fixed paragraphing and readings, and made the Masoretic Text the community’s operative standard.
Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon, 1135–1204): Halakhist, Physician, and Guardian of the Masoretic Text
Who Were the Masoretes and Why Are They So Important?
The Masoretes secured the Hebrew Bible by encoding vowels, accents, and precise marginal notes, preserving an ancient text with extraordinary fidelity.
