God's Word Omitted: Omissions in the Transmission of the Hebrew Bible

by Juha Pakkala

English summary: The book investigates omissions in the textual transmission of the Hebrew scriptures. Literary criticism (Literarkritik) commonly assumes that later editors only expanded the older text; omissions would not have taken place. This axiom is implied in analyses and introductions to the methodology. The book investigates the validity of the axiom. After a review of literature, books of methodology, and past research, texts from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3525536119
• ISBN13: 9783525536117
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.