Uncovering Ancient Editing: Documented Evidence of Changes in Joshua 24 and Related Texts

Ville Joonas Mäkipelto

Uncovering Ancient Editing: Documented Evidence of Changes in Joshua 24 and Related Texts

Ville Joonas Mäkipelto

Faculty of Theology

Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Monograph

Abstract

This study reconstructs the textual and editorial history of Josh 24 and related texts (most notably Josh 5:2–9 and Judg 2:6–9) as a case study for understanding the ancient editorial processes that produced the Hebrew Bible. It focuses on the documented evidence of editing; that is, variant versions of the same text. An analysis of the differences between the Septuagint (LXX) and the Masoretic text (MT) forms the core of the study, but texts from the Qumran and the Samaritan community are also discussed. Moreover, the relationship between the methods of textual, literary, and redaction criticism is examined, and it is argued that these should be integrated. Accordingly, this study aims at uncovering ancient editorial processes by bringing together many methods and approaches that are too often kept apart.

Original language	English
Awarding Institution	University of Helsinki
Place of Publication	Helsinki
Publisher	University of Helsinki
Print ISBNs	9789515139399
Electronic ISBNs	978-951-51-3940-5
Publication status	Published - Jan 2018
MoE publication type	G4 Doctoral dissertation (monograph)

Fields of Science

614 Theology

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Literary Criticism in the Light of Documented Evidence
Pakkala, J., Müller, R., Voitila, A., Borchardt, F., Kauhanen, T., Pajunen, M., Mäkipelto, V., Nommik, U. & Tekoniemi, T.
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project
CSTT: Centre of Excellence in Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions
Nissinen, M., Aejmelaeus, A., Weissenberg von, H., Pakkala, J., Jokiranta, J., Kletter, R., Mattila, R., de Hulster, I., Silverman, J. M., Svärd, S., Valkama, K., Alstola, T., Saarelainen, K., Saari, S., Tapiola, E., Tynjä, T., Töyräänvuori, J., Perttilä, E., Kujanpää, K., Liljeström, M., Orpana, J., Pulkkinen, M., Seppänen, C., Tucker, M., Müller, R., Voitila, A., Borchardt, F., Kauhanen, T., Pajunen, M., Hakola, R., Latvus, K., Bonnie, R., Tervanotko, H., Uusimäki, E., Antin, K., Vanonen, H., Mäkipelto, V., Nommik, U., Yli-Karjanmaa, S., Penner, J., Longacre, D., Silverman, J. M., Tekoniemi, T., Dixon, H., Ito, S., Huotari, P., Keady, J., Fink, S., Konstantopoulos, G., Zaia, S., Nõmmik, A. & Laine, L.
Academy of Finland
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project

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Uncovering Ancient Editing: Documented Evidence of Changes in Joshua 24 and Related Texts

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Literary Criticism in the Light of Documented Evidence

CSTT: Centre of Excellence in Changes in Sacred Texts and Traditions

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