Introduction

Textus 27 (2018) 1–2

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Introduction

Textus: A Journal on Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible was founded by the Hebrew University Bible Project for the purpose of publishing the by-products of the preparation of the critical edition of that project, the Hebrew Univer- sity Bible, as well as other studies. Twenty-six volumes were published between 1960 and 2016 under the editorship of:

Chaim Rabin (1–3) Shemaryahu Talmon (4–10) Chaim Rabin and Emanuel Tov (11) Emanuel Tov (12–15) Moshe Goshen-Gottstein (16) Shemaryahu Talmon with the assistance of Galen Marquis (17) Alexander Rofé with the assistance of Galen Marquis (18–19) Alexander Rofé with the assistance of Michael Segal (20, 22) Shemaryahu Talmon and Alexander Rofé with the assistance of Michael Segal (21) Alexander Rofé, Michael Segal, Shemaryahu Talmon and Zipora Talshir (23– 24) Michael Segal, Noam Mizrahi, Rachel Birnbaum and Netta Zagagi (25) Michael Segal and Rafael I. (Singer) Zer (26)

The undersigned thus returns to the editorship of this annual after an absence of twenty-eight years (my previous tenure was from 1984 until 1990). From 2018 onwards, Textus will be published by Brill Publishers with a broader mandate. The establishment of an international editorial board con- sisting of recognized experts in various subdisciplines of textual criticism will ensure the high quality of the studies to be published in this journal. The journal is to be published annually. The importance of the discipline of textual criticism was enhanced greatly with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls; it was seen that the study of these ancient documents is absolutely necessary for the exegesis of biblical literature. Textus covers this area as well as many others that pertain to all the fields that are studied traditionally by textual critics:

– All the subareas relating to the text of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish and Samari- tan) in antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times (printed editions), the Masorah, its vocalization and accents; – The Bible texts found in the Judean Desert including manuscript studies on these texts; – Primary and secondary translations of the Bible, each in its own cultural and linguistic environment; – Textual analysis of words, segments, or books in Hebrew and translated Scripture; – Linguistic studies pertaining to textual issues; – Quotations from the Bible in nonbiblical sources; – History of research on text-critical issues. The first twenty-six volumes are available via Brill.com/text and will also continue to be accessible on the website of the Hebrew University Bible Project (old.hum.huji.ac.il/english/units.php?cat=5016&incat=4982 [to be changed in due course]). Textus will continue to publish individual studies, while encouraging the publication of the proceedings of conferences on textual topics as in the pres- ent volume. Scholars are cordially invited to submit their research online to the Textus website: editorialmanager.com/text/default.aspx.

Emanuel Tov, Editor-in-Chief Jerusalem, 15 July 2018

Editorial Board:

– Ignacio Carbajosa, San Dámaso University, Madrid – Armin Lange, University of Vienna – Noam Mizrahi, Tel Aviv University – Yitzhak Penkower, Bar-Ilan University – Frank H. Polak, Tel Aviv University – Lawrence Schiffman, New York University – Michael Segal, Hebrew University – Andrew Teeter, Harvard University – Kristin De Troyer, University of Salzburg – Rafael Zer, Hebrew University

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