Subject: The Massorah? |
Bible Note: Dear Tim, I believe it to be profitable to a reader of the Bible to compare all translations to each other. Some passages may be difficult to understand in one Bible and clearly understood in another. However, regarding what you have stated on the Massorah,"Concerning the Massorah, it has the same basic problems as the TR. It was created late, maybe as late as the 6th century a.d.", this information is not accurate. The Text had been fixed by the Sopherim before the Massorites were put in charge of it. The work by the Sopherim, was done under Ezra and Nehemiah, when the Text was set in order after the return from Babylon. This can be read about in Nehemiah 8:8 (compare Ezra 7:6,11). Those of the "Great Synagogue" were the ones who completed the work. The work is said to have lasted around 110 years, from Nehemiah to Simon the first, 410-300 B.C.. The Sopherim were the actual revisers and the Massorites were the custodians. The Talmud says the use of the Massorah leaves little room for deception. More information may be obtained in Dr. Ginsburgs Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Looking for Truth |