In a message dated 99-10-04 08:23:55 EDT, you write:
<< also the fact that the only extant copies of
the Septuagint are all from the Christian era. Because of this, Jewish
scholarship relies on the Masoretic Text. >>
Correct me if I am wrong but with the exception of the Dead Sea Scrolls are
not all existing copies of the Septuagint and Masoretic from the christian
era? Also, isn't the Masoretic text preferred not because of its age but
because it can definitely be traced to Jewish scholarship only?
mark
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