T&T Clark Handbook to the Masoretic Text

George Athas is Director of Postgraduate Studies and Lecturer in Old Testament, Hebrew, and Church History at Moore College, in Sydney, Australia.David Davage is Reader in Old Testament Exegesis at Örebro School of Theology, Sweden.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsPart 1 General Introductions1. Modern Resources (Elvira Martín-Contreras)2. Scribes in Antiquity (William M. Schniedewind)3. A History of the Masoretes (George Athas)4. Paragraphing and Versification (David Marcus)5. Vocalization and Accentuation (David Marcus)6. Pronunciation of the Medieval Reading Traditions (Geoffrey Khan)7. The Masorah (Daniel Mynatt)8. Proto-Masoretic Texts from the Judean Desert (Emanuel Tov)9. The Major Masoretic Codices (Donald Vance)10. The Second Rabbinic Bible (Elvira Martín-Contreras)11. The Materiality of the Masoretic Text (William Yarchin)Part 2: The Books of the Hebrew Bible12. The Torah (Emanuel Tov)13. Joshua (Gary A. Rendsburg)14. Judges (Jerome A. Lund)15. Samuel (Emanuel Tov)16. Kings (Nathan Lovell)17. Isaiah (H. G. M. Williamson)18. Jeremiah (Jerome A. Lund)19. Ezekiel (Godwin Mushayabasa)20. The Twelve (Nicholas R. Werse)21. The Psalms (David Davage)22. Job (C. L. Seow)23. Proverbs (Suzanna Millar)24. Megillot (Gideon R. Kotzé)25. Daniel (Ian Young)26. Ezra-Nehemiah (Deirdre N. Fulton)27. Chronicles (August Konkel)Author IndexScripture IndexSubject Index

What an absolute joy—this Handbook to the Masoretic Text! Given the superb general introductions to the history of the Masora, the resources, the vocalization and accentuation, the Masora, and many other important topics, as well as the outstanding specific contributions produced by top scholars on all the Biblical books, this Handbook will truly be the Handbook for decades to come.