How Long to Read Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible

How Long Does it Take to Read Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 35 minutes to read Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible by Shemaryahu Talmon

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The essays by Shemaryahu Talmon (1920-December 15, 2010) presented in this fourth volume of his collected studies in English were written against the background of the momentous manuscript finds at various sites in the Judean Desert, including approximately 200 biblical or Bible-related manuscripts and manuscript fragments discovered at Qumran. These discoveries date from the crucial period of the turn of the era and afford scholars unprecedented information on the early transmission history of the biblical text. Talmon likens the transmission process (in agreement with Paul Kahle, and contrary to Paul de Lagarde) to a confluence of variant pristine traditions that Judaism, Christianity, and the Samaritan communities severally channeled into one fixed and closely circumscribed text form. It is his thesis that at least some of the “biblical” manuscripts and fragments from Qumran preserve original variants of the wording in the Masoretic Text, which eventually was recognized and transmitted in Judaism as the acclaimed and exclusively binding wording of the Hebrew Bible. These manuscripts and fragments evidence a “textual strategy” consisting of the interaction of the original authors and the transmitters of their work. Scribes and editors were minor partners of the authors. They did not refrain from occasionally changing wordings within a given range of “poetic license,” often adapting literary techniques and patterns that had been used by the primary creators of the texts that they copied. The 18 essays reprinted in this volume relate to a variety of phenomena that affected the biblical literature in the stages of transition from oral tradition to hand-written transmission, initially in Paleo-Hebrew, then in the square alphabet, and ultimately in the promulgation of the Masoretic version in print. Talmon’s articles published herein initially appeared over a period of about 50 years, thus giving expression to his developing thought regarding the transmission history of the biblical text up to the present time. The papers have undergone revision in the process of preparing the present volume. Scholars and students alike will benefit from owning and using this superb comprehensive collection of studies.

How long is Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible?

Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible by Shemaryahu Talmon is 558 pages long, and a total of 143,964 words.

This makes it 188% the length of the average book. It also has 176% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 6 minutes to read Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible aloud.

What Reading Level is Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible?

Text and Canon of the Hebrew Bible is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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