Bible Review

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Deuteronomy 32:8

The Masoretic version of Deuteronomy 32:8 (outlined in blue, below right) may reflect a scribal alteration made for theological reasons. If so, Hendel believes that critical editions of the Hebrew Bible should substitute the more original reading offered by the Dead Sea Scroll fragment 4QDeutj.

Introduction

At last, almost all of the Dead Sea Scrolls have been transcribed, transliterated, translated and either published or nearly published. But as soon as this task is accomplished, scholars are faced with a new challenge: How can they improve the text of the Hebrew Bible, or Old Testament, based on insights from the scrolls?

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