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Pre-Masoretic Hebrew Tradition

History and Tradition

The Hebrew Bible was preserved through several overlapping text traditions rather than one fixed or univocal text. The Masoretic Text represents a later standardized version, while the Septuagint, the Samaritan Pentateuch, and the Dead Sea Scrolls preserve different readings that reflect earlier stages of an underlying Hebrew tradition. These traditions do not always agree, showing that multiple Hebrew versions circulated at the same time and reading them together makes it easier to understand how later Jewish, Christian, and Samaritan interpretations developed from this diverse history.

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