Studies in Hebrew and Aramaic Orthography (Biblical and Judaic Studies from the University of California, San Diego)

This book introduces the student to the textual study of the Hebrew Bible—to help such a student “perceive the work of the numberless and nameless scribes torn between tradition and fashion in their restrained attempts to update the orthography of Scripture.” Sixteen essays serve as the bridge from older methods for the study of orthography to newer ones, using the computer to analyze large bodies of text.