The Publication of the Textual History of the Bible in Light of the Progress in Textual Scholarship

Much significant progress in textual criticism occurred in the 20th century, as is visible in new primary evidence, understanding the textual witnesses, approaches to textual criticism, textual theories, computer-assisted research, and text editions. This review article discusses how these new data and theories are handled in a new research tool, the Textual History of the Bible (THB). The THB makes it easier for scholars to handle this wealth of information and its dispersion in a multitude of studies and tools. The THB is innovative and a storehouse of many views. Although the THB is comprehensive, it does not deal with all aspects of the textual criticism of the Hebrew and translated Bible.