SAMARITAN MANUSCRIPT CULTURE AND THE ORAL TRANSMISSION OF THE SAMARITAN TORAH
- 👤 Speaker: Professor Stefan Schorch, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
- 📅 Date & Time: Thursday 08 May 2014, 17:00 - 18:00
- 📍 Venue: Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Sidgwick Site), Room 8-9
Abstract
The speaker will examine the relationship between the written transmission of the Samaritan Pentateuch in its manuscripts, dating from the 11th century onwards, and its oral transmission in liturgical reading. The lecture will include a description of the phonology of the Samaritan Hebrew pronunciation and a discussion of its historical background.
Series This talk is part of the Semitic Philology Lecture series.
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Professor Stefan Schorch, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Thursday 08 May 2014, 17:00-18:00