Textual criticism refers to a method of analyzing multiple versions of a text in order to study how it was copied, preserved, and altered across generations. By comparing manuscripts, translations, or quotations, this approach identifies variations in wording, omissions, and additions that arose through scribal and copyist activity. The goal is not simply to recover an original form, but to understand the history of transmission and the choices made by copyists and editors. Textual criticism provides insight into how texts functioned within the communities that preserved and used them.
References
- Polak, Frank H., "Pluses and Minuses of the LXX on the Pentateuch Textual Transmission and Gradual Expansion" in Cook, Johann (ed.) Bible and Computer: The Stellenbosch AIBI-6 Conference : Proceedings of the Association Internationale Bible et Informatique, “From Alpha to Byte”
- Glenny, W. Edward, Finding Meaning in the Text: Translation Technique and Theology in the Septuagint of Amos
- Tov, Emanuel, Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible (2nd Revised Edition)
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