The Sub Loco Notes in the Torah of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia

299 Pages·2017·22.32 MB·English

by  Daniel S Mynatt

The Sub Loco Notes
in the Torah of the
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
Texts and Studies
15
Series Editor
H. A. G. Houghton
Editorial Board
Jeff W. Childers
Viktor Golinets
Christina M. Kreinecker
Alison G. Salvesen
Peter J. Williams
Texts and Studies is a series of monographs devoted to the study
of Biblical and Patristic texts. Maintaining the highest
scholarly standards, the series includes critical editions, studies
of primary sources, and analyses of textual traditions.
The Sub Loco Notes
in the Torah of the
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
Daniel S. Mynatt
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2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ..................................................................................... v
List of Tables ............................................................................................ ix
Preface to the Revised Dissertation ...................................................... xi
List of Abbreviations ............................................................................ xiii
Foreword to the Gorgias Reprint of The Sub Loco Notes in the
Torah of BHS ................................................................................... xv
Manuscript Editions ...................................................................... xv
Hebrew Bible Editions ................................................................ xvi
Reference Editions and Other Works ...................................... xvii
Corrigenda to the 1994 Edition ............................................... xviii
Conclusion ..................................................................................... xix
Works Cited ................................................................................... xix
Chapter 1. Introduction
Background Information ................................................................ 2
Definitions ........................................................................................ 3
Methodology .................................................................................... 3
Identifying the Sub Loco Notes in the BHS Text ...................... 4
Organizing Principles for the Masoretic Apparatus ................... 4
Presentation of the Entries ............................................................ 9
Statement of Location ............................................................ 9
Evidence for Analysis .......................................................... 10
Discussion .............................................................................. 11
The Mp of the Aleppo Codex ............................................ 12
Weil’s “Completion” of the Mp .................................................. 12
The Practice of “Completing” the Mp .............................. 12
Supplying Correct Notes to Texts with Other Notes ..... 13
Supplying Corrected Notes ................................................. 16
Other Changes in the Mp ............................................................. 17
Abbreviations ........................................................................ 17
Standardization of Abbreviations and Spelling ................ 18
Standardization of Vocabulary ........................................... 18
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vi THE SUB LOCO NOTES IN THE TORAH OF BHS
Combination of Mp Notes for a Single Word ................. 18
Small Clarifications ............................................................... 18
Corrections Not Marked “Sub Loco” ........................................ 19
Primary Resources ......................................................................... 20
Usage Information ........................................................................ 20
Qĕrê/kĕtîb Situations ............................................................. 20
Mp Notes with Identifying Excerpts ................................. 21
Repeated References ............................................................ 22
Columns and Partitions in L ............................................... 22
Contra Textum Situations ................................................... 23
The Abbreviation TM .......................................................... 24
Oklah we-Oklah .................................................................... 24
A Circule Constituting an Mp Note .................................. 24
Citation of Hebrew Bibles ................................................... 25
Dots Versus Slashes in Mp Abbreviations ....................... 26
The Absence of Circules in Phrases in L ................................... 26
Explanation of Appendices .......................................................... 26
Chapter 2. The Catalog of Entries
Genesis ............................................................................................ 28
Exodus ............................................................................................ 98
Leviticus ........................................................................................ 135
Numbers ....................................................................................... 153
Deuteronomy ............................................................................... 179
Chapter 3. Classification of Errors in the Sub Loco Notes
Introduction ................................................................................. 223
Methodology ........................................................................ 223
Complicating Factors ......................................................... 224
Categories of Errors .................................................................... 226
No Error .............................................................................. 227
Error ..................................................................................... 229
Unsolved .............................................................................. 238
Chapter 4. The Sub Loco Notes and the Aleppo Codex
Introduction ................................................................................. 239
Methodology ........................................................................ 239
The Extent of the Aleppo Codex .................................... 239
The Extent of the Corresponding Notes ........................ 240
Mp Notes in Parallel Texts ................................................ 240
Presentation of the Entries ........................................................ 241
Evaluation of the Results ........................................................... 245
No Note ............................................................................... 245
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Textual Issue ........................................................................ 245
No Error .............................................................................. 245
Error Remains in A ............................................................ 245
Error Alleviated in A .......................................................... 246
Summary ....................................................................................... 246
Appendix A. Number of Sub Loco Notes in the Torah by
Chapter .......................................................................................... 247
Appendix B. Verse Enumerations and Divisions in the Torah .... 249
Notes ...................................................................................................... 256
Bibliography .......................................................................................... 273

LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1. Word Form, Frequency of Occurrence, and
Mp Notes for the Occurences of the Root לדג in
Genesis 26:13 67

2. The Form and Location of the Six Exceptional
Spellings of the Word תוֹרצֻבְּ 183

3. The Location, Form, and Mp Note in L for the
Six Defective Occurences of הﬠָוּשׁיְ and הﬠָוּשׁתְּ 217

4. An Outline of Categories for Explaining Errors in
the Sub Loco Notes of the Torah 226

5. Inaccurate Mp Notes in L which may be Explained
by Proximity Error 236

6. The Counterparts of the Sub Loco Notes in A
Arranged According to Category 246

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