The Relationship between Paleography and Textual Criticism: Textual Variants Due to Graphic Similarity between the Masoretic Text and the Samaritan Pentateuch as a Test Case

Textus ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21
Author(s):  
Hila Dayfani
Keyword(s):  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Textual Criticism ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Masoretic Text ◽  
Specific Stage ◽  
Textual Variants ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Central Claim

AbstractAlmost from the inception of the textual analysis of the Hebrew Bible, scholars recognized that certain textual variants were caused by the interchange of letters bearing graphic similarity. This article focuses on a small number of interchanges between the Masoretic Text (MT) and the Samaritan Pentateuch (SP) and studies their possible paleographic context. The central claim of the paper is that it is possible to identify the scripts used in which the changes occurred and in some instances, even the specific stage of development of the script. The paleographic conclusion that arises from the evidence presented is that the Samaritan version developed from earlier versions that were transmitted in Paleo-Hebrew and in square script, or that the Samaritan version was transmitted in its early stages in both of these scripts. The SP itself reached us in a still later script, the Samaritan script, which developed from the Paleo-Hebrew script.

scholarly journals Textual Variants and Textual Criticism in the Works of Rabbenu Tam: Between Theory and Practice

AJS Review ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-162
Author(s):  
Avraham (Rami) Reiner
Keyword(s):  
Textual Criticism ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Legal Authority ◽  
Babylonian Talmud ◽  
Textual Transmission ◽  
Textual Variants ◽  
The Relationship

Rabbi Jacob ben Meir, better known as Rabbenu Tam (1100–1171), is famous for his radical interpretations of the Talmud and his influence in matters of Halakhah. Less well known is his abiding interest in the textual transmission of the Talmud and its manuscripts. Rabbenu Tam was well aware of the redactional layers within the Talmud, and in many instances, claimed that certain sentences were a later addition to the Talmud inserted by students and copyists over the generations. As a result, Rabbenu Tam did not hesitate to challenge the binding legal authority of those accretions. The introduction to Rabbenu Tam's Sefer ha-yashar argues that the received text of the Babylonian Talmud was corrupt and that the text had been influenced by glosses suggested by Rashi and other sages. In his opinion, textual corrections ought to be raised in the context of commentaries and not inserted within the Talmud itself. This article will describe the relationship between the principles proposed in the introduction to Sefer ha-yashar and Rabbenu Tam's actual engagement with the talmudic text in his exegesis.

scholarly journals MECHANISMS OF ANALYSIS OF AGGREGATE FINANCIAL FLOWS FOR GROUPS AND INDIVIDUAL OF ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES

2020 ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
O. Zaitsev ◽  
O. Shovkoplyas
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares Method ◽  
System Development ◽  
Regression Function ◽  
Financial Indicators ◽  
Financial Flows ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Regression Parameters ◽  
Specific Stage ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Integrated Indicators

The article examines the mechanisms of analysis of aggregate financial flows of economic entities. Analysis of the formation and movement of financial flows showed that, despite the widespread use of financial indicators in the analysis, today there is no integrated assessment of the state of financial flows of a group of economic entities that form the commodity-production subsystem (СPS). The authors propose to analyze the formation of financial flows using the structuring of financial flows and reflect their state within the СPS. This approach, as well as a number of financial indicators, takes into account data that assess flows by type of activity in their ratio. At the stage of formation of the financial system of СPS, the relationship between the change in the results of the functioning of СPS-forming business entity and the efficiency of financial flows is established through a block of indicators. First, absolute, then relative, and then get integrated indicators. The calculation of relative indicators is based on the comparison of the obtained values with the normative ones, which are determined by a vector that reflects the directions (positive or negative) of changes in financial flows, based on a specific stage of development. The assessment of the formation of financial flows of СPS-forming economic entities is able to show the main sources of funding and identify the centres of consumption of finance within the СPS. An autocorrelation model and an adaptive Brown model were used for prediction. In the first step, the characteristic regression method determines the best regression function - the most appropriate for the available values of financial flows for certain periods of time. The second step calculates the regression parameters using the least squares method. It is concluded that the constructed model is consistent with the experimental data. The presented developments reflect the developed and proposed algorithm for analyzing the formation of financial flows of СPS-forming economic entities, which differs from existing approaches using not only financial indicators but also a block of indicators that characterize the ratio of financial flows. This allows to increase the objectivity of the assessment of financial flows in the process of economic system development

Can Theological Interpretation Soften the Protestant Problem of Old Testament Textual Plurality? : Jeremiah as a Test Case

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-178
Author(s):  
Benjamin D. Giffone
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Textual Criticism ◽  
The Self ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Theological Interpretation ◽  
Masoretic Text ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
The Church

Summary Discoveries in the last century which contribute to the field of Old Testament textual criticism raise challenges for Protestant use of the Masoretic Text and canon, and for evangelical doctrines of the authority and perspicuity of Scripture. Protestants maintain that the authority of the New Testament is self-attesting, not derived from the Church. Difficulties arise when Protestants apply this understanding to the Old Testament, particularly to the Masoretic Text and canon used to exclude the Apocrypha. Of particular interest is the Masoretic Text of Jeremiah, which is widely acknowledged by textual critics to represent a later version of the book than the LXX text of Jeremiah. Protestant use of the Masoretic canon (and later text of Jeremiah) in light of the early church’s preference for the LXX (text and canon) entails 1) a recognition that community reception plays a significant role in determining the extent of the canon ‐ and that, through Jerome, Rabbinic Judaism’s Bible served to ‘correct’ the Spirit-filled church’s canon; and 2) that catholicity cannot be an adequate basis for recognizing the Old Testament canon, given that the Church has never been unanimous on this point. Through the lens of the self-attesting witness of the New Testament to Christ, ‘theological interpretation’ of the Old Testament may allow evangelicals to maintain a high view of the Old Testament as Scripture while tolerating some uncertainties concerning the precise text and outer canonical bounds of the Old Testament.

"Fuku-chan" Goes to Java: Images of Indonesia in a Japanese Wartime Newspaper Comic Strip

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-123
Author(s):  
Rei Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Comic Strip ◽  
World War ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
Cultural Forms ◽  
Natural Settings ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis article will discuss how a wartime Japanese comic strip portrayed Japan's war against the Allied troops, the natural settings, customs and cultural forms of Java, and the relationship of the Japanese and the Javanese. The discussion is based on a textual analysis of a popular newspaper comic strip, "Fuku-chan" (Little Fuku), during the three-month period in 1942 when Java was the focus of the strip. A close analysis of this widely read newspaper strip reveals how images of Indonesia - a newly occupied, unknown place - were introduced to the Japanese audience at the early stages of World War II (1941-1945).

“I’ve got you under my skin”: borderline states in couple relationships

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Perrine Moran
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Couple Relationships ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Popular Songs ◽  
The Relationship

Many couples who come for therapy are struggling with separating from unconscious phantasies and beliefs that enmesh each partner with the other, resulting in states that popular songs powerfully epitomise. While this borderline experience is common and functional in the early stages of being in love its persistence paralyses the development of the relationship. Facing separation from and loss of illusion is a challenge couple therapists are often asked to help with. The argument is illustrated by a case, and by references to some of Cole Porter’s best known songs.

A Note on the Publication History of John Polidori's The Vampyre

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 330-343
Author(s):  
Fabio Camilletti
Keyword(s):  
Textual Criticism ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Publication History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Opening Up

It is generally assumed that The Vampyre was published against John Polidori's will. This article brings evidence to support that he played, in fact, an active role in the publication of his tale, perhaps as a response to Frankenstein. In particular, by making use of the tools of textual criticism, it demonstrates how the ‘Extract of a Letter from Geneva’ accompanying The Vampyre in The New Monthly Magazine and in volume editions could not be written without having access to Polidori's Diary. Furthermore, it hypothesizes that the composition of The Vampyre, traditionally located in Geneva in the course of summer 1816, can be postdated to 1818, opening up new possibilities for reading the tale in the context of the relationship between Polidori, Byron, and the Shelleys.

The Tent of Meeting and the Women’s Mirrors in 1 Sam 2:22 and Exod 38:8

Textus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-192
Author(s):  
Domenico Lo Sardo
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Textual Criticism ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Critical Problem ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This article evaluates the relationship between the texts of 1 Sam 2:22 and Exod 38:8 using a methodology that proceeds from textual criticism to literary criticism. According to a traditional text-critical approach of the available textual witnesses (MT, LXX, 4QSama), the short reading of 1 Sam 2:22 found in LXXB 4QSama is preferable to that of MT. By contrast, using a literary critical approach, this article proposes that MT-Exod 38:8 depends on MT-1 Sam 2:22 and not vice versa. MT-1 Sam 2:22 has greater affinity with Num 4:23 and 8:24 regarding the terminology used for the women’s ‘cultic service’ at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 1 Sam 2:22b ought to be regarded as a post-P addition made after the text of the LXX had been translated from the Hebrew. For Exod 38:8 and related texts, we examine the role of the Vetus Latina in resolving this text-critical problem.

Risks of Using Statistical Analysis Tools in Project Management Environments

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Brian J. Galli
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Common Type ◽  
Systematic Search ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
Analysis Tools ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to examine the risks of using statistical tools in a project basis. A systematic search of certain academic databases has been conducted for this study. Statistical tools could be used in a project, and they should be properly planned and designed. Statistical tools include major activities, such as collecting and analyzing data, providing meaningful interpretation, and reporting findings. When dealing with statistical tools, there are several risks that may exist and impact the project either positively or negatively. This study covers a brief outline of the risk management, statistical tools, and the relationship between the two concepts. Finally, a discussion of the common type of risks that are initiated by using statistical analysis tools are provided, which could be planned, identified, and analyzed in the early stages of the project.

Reflections on the Critical Edition of the Hebrew Text of Ben Sira. Between Eclecticism and Pragmatism

Textus ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-204
Author(s):  
Jean-Sébastien Rey
Keyword(s):  
Critical Edition ◽  
Textual Criticism ◽  
Hebrew Text ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Redaction Criticism ◽  
Ben Sira

AbstractThis article aims to confront and question the theoretical distinction between textual criticism and redaction criticism from a pragmatic perspective. In order to accomplish this goal, we will examine the Hebrew manuscripts of Ben Sira as a test case and a paradigmatic example. The following situations will be examined: cases of irreducible divergences between the Hebrew witnesses, scribal “mistakes,” doublets in MSS A and B, and the so-called Hebrew II.

The Beginnings

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Pierotti ◽  
Brandy R. Fogg
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Gene Pool ◽  
Southern Asia ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
The World ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
The Relationship

This introductory chapter provides an overview of the relationship between humans and wolves. The relationship began as coevolutionary, with the species cooperating at times but also capable of functioning independently. This state of affairs dominated early stages of the relationship between the two species and may have persisted for 20,000 years or longer. In other parts of the world, for example, southern Asia, humans began to shape wolves into clearly domestic forms: animals phenotypically distinct from wolves, especially in body size. This latter process involves various aspects of the wolf gene pool being essentially divided, with many individuals staying true wolves while others changed in form, becoming what people now describe as “dogs” without losing their genetic links to their wolf ancestry or their ability to interbreed with wolves.

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