Israel's Restoration - A Textual-Comparative Exploration of Ezekiel 36-39

Commentators traditionally use a textual-critical methodology in examining Hebrew and Greek manuscripts to establish an a ~originala (TM) reading, frequently attributing other variants to scribal error. This book proposes a complementary-textual comparative methodology that treats each Hebrew and/or Greek manuscript with equal value, listening to each voice as a possible interpretive trajectory. This methodology is applied to the restoration of Israel in Ezekiel 36-39, initially on a micro level examining each verse for intra-linguistic and trans-linguistic variants, frequently finding exegetical reasons for variants. The macro application compares Papyrus 967 with extant manuscripts, finding the different chapter order and pericope minus (36:23c-38) due to theological reasons. This comparative methodology can be used with any study dealing with different manuscripts and versions.

About the author

Ashley S. Crane, Ph.D. (2007) in Theology, Murdoch University, is Principal of Harvest West Bible College in Perth, Western Australia.

Product details

• Authors: Ashley Crane
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2008
• EAN: 9789004169623
• ISBN: 978-90-04-16962-3
• No. of pages: 306
• Weight: 696 g
• Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies