TY - BOOK AU - Ginsburg,Christian D. TI - Introduction to the Massoretico-critical edition of the Hebrew Bible U1 - 221.44 KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Hebrew KW - Versions KW - Masoretic KW - Criticism, Textual N1 - Erratum slip inserted; Originally published in 1897; "Appendix III. Tables of Massorah, Magna and Parva" and "Tables ... of manuscripts ... [and] of printed editions" (6 fold. leaves in pocket); Includes bibliographical references and indexes; pt. 1. The outer form of the text. The order of the books -- The sectional divisions of the text (the open and closed sections) -- The division into chapters -- The Sedarim or triennial pericopes -- The Parashivoth or annual pericopes -- The divisions into verses -- The number of the words -- The number of the letters -- pt. 2. The text itself. Dagesh and Raphe -- The orthography -- The division of words -- The double and final letters -- Abbreviations -- Homoeoteleuton -- The Keri and Kethiv -- The readings called Sevirin -- The western and eastern recensions -- The differences between Ben-Asher and Ben-Naphtali -- The Massorah : its rise and development -- The history and description of the manuscripts -- The history of the printed text ER -