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Podcast: Restitutio
Episode: 639. Restoration Theology 5: Old Testament Manuscripts and Textual Criticism
Description:
This is part four of the Restoration Theology class.
The Old Testament, also called the Hebrew Bible, is a collection of 39 books written before the time of Christ. Today youβre going to learn about the three major manuscript families of the OT: (1) the Masoretic Text, (2) the Septuagint, and (3) the Samaritan Pentateuch. Like last time, weβll go through several of the most significant manuscripts while also covering some of the most exciting stories of discovery. My goal here is simply to familiarize you with the texts upon which our Old Testaments are based, so that when you...