Scribal Secrets e-bog
253,01 DKK
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The text of the Torah includes not only its words, but also various atypical scribal features. Prime among these are the dots over certain letters, various letters written either large or small, and the exceedingly odd placement of two inverted Hebrew letters surrounding one passage. What are these features doing there? How old are they? Do they carry meaning? How have they been interpreted ove...
E-bog
253,01 DKK
Forlag
Pickwick Publications
Udgivet
9 april 2019
Længde
206 sider
Genrer
Christianity
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781532648014
The text of the Torah includes not only its words, but also various atypical scribal features. Prime among these are the dots over certain letters, various letters written either large or small, and the exceedingly odd placement of two inverted Hebrew letters surrounding one passage. What are these features doing there? How old are they? Do they carry meaning? How have they been interpreted over the years? James Diamond brings the reader on the journey through the Torah text in search of a response to these questions.