Supplementation and the Study of the Hebrew Bible (Introduction) (original) (raw)

2018, Supplementation and the Study of the Hebrew Bible

This volume includes ten original essays that demonstrate clearly how common, varied, and significant the phenomenon of supplementation is in the Hebrew Bible. Essays examine instances of supplementation that function to aid pronunciation, fill in abbreviations, or clarify ambiguous syntax. They also consider more complex additions to and reworkings of particular lyrical, legal, prophetic, or narrative texts. Scholars also examine supplementation by the addition of an introduction, a conclusion, or an introductory and concluding framework to a particular lyrical, legal, prophetic, or narrative text. The volume represents a contribution to the further development of a panbiblical compositional perspective, with examples from Psalms, the pentateuchal narratives, the Deuteronomistic History, the Prophets, and legal texts.