Chapter 1: Summary – Primary Witnesses to the Text of the Hebrew Bible
ABL 302 • CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW
Chapter 1: Primary Witnesses to the Text of the Hebrew Bible
Surveying the Hebrew manuscripts and ancient translations that preserve the Old Testament text.
Core Lessons in Chapter 1
- Lesson 1: The Masoretic Tradition: Ben Asher Family, the Aleppo Codex, and Codex Leningradensis (B19A)
- Lesson 2: The Dead Sea Scrolls (Qumran): Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsaa) and Biblical Manuscripts
- Lesson 3: The Samaritan Pentateuch and Pre-Masoretic/Proto-Masoretic Textual Streams
- Lesson 4: Ancient Versional Witnesses: The Septuagint (LXX), Aramaic Targums, Syriac Peshitta, and Jerome’s Latin Vulgate
- Lesson 5: What the Manuscript Evidence Proves About the Remarkable Preservation of the Old Testament
Chapter 1 Mastery Checklist
- Read this Chapter Summary and complete the Chapter 1 Test (10 Questions, 80% Passing Score).
- Study each of the five core lessons in Chapter 1 and complete each lesson’s Check-in Quiz.
- Practice the corresponding script, vocabulary, or manuscript exercises using BDA’s Interactive Biblical Languages Tools.