How Karaites, Ben Asher, and the Tiberian Masoretes fixed the Hebrew Bible’s wording—and why the Masoretic Text remains the primary witness for exegesis.
Maimonides (Moses ben Maimon, 1135–1204): Halakhist, Physician, and Guardian of the Masoretic Text
Maimonides bound halakhah to a Tiberian exemplar, fixed paragraphing and readings, and made the Masoretic Text the community’s operative standard.

