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I am looking for sources and information as to when the ancient Hebrew texts were recorded. I am not looking for what time period the ancient texts were addressing but rather the scholarship as to when the texts were recorded. Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks, Leo.
Do you want to know when they were compiled or actually written?The Hebrew Bible was compiled between the 2nd century BC and AD 2nd century according to "Bowker, John,. Cambridge Illustrated History of Religions, Cambridge University Press, 2002, 182."
There may be a difference as to when such texts originated and recorded (i.e. written down), if there was a popular oral tradition within Hebrew civilization. How the Bible Became a Book: The Textualization of Ancient Israel by William M Schniedewind, page 18 suggests the answer to your question is somewhat debatable or of uncertain terms (in terms of Biblical text origin). I really have no idea whether the dates he suggests is correct, but it may serve as a starting point which would suggest other possible dates. The book is available in Google Books. http://books.google.com/books?id=tCTVc8_2vVQC&printsec=frontcover
Do a Google search for Deutero-Isaiah, and Biblical Criticism. A book I would suggest is:http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?r=1&ean=0805440364I studied under Dr. House at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.
The problem is there are various ancient texts, dating from different periods. The Septuagint?a translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek?dates to around 200 B.C. and is the text quoted by New Testament authors. Most English Bibles use the Masoretic Hebrew text which dates from the seventh to tenth centuries A.D. (Originally Hewbew was written without vowels. Linguist reform, such as addition of vowell points, is one of the reasons for various texts.)In the first Century A.D. the Jews feared the Christians were ?taking control? of the scriptures. The response was the Council of Yabneh (A.D. 90) during which the cannon of Jewish scriptures was finalized.The Book of Ezekiel was nearly omitted because of thological objections. However, Rabbi Hananiah presented a revised version of Ezekiel that was accepteable to the council members.
The problem is there are various ancient texts, dating from different periods. The Septuagint?a translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek?dates to around 200 B.C. and is the text quoted by New Testament authors.
Weren't the originals preserved in Arabic first, then translated to Greek?
The Book of Ezekiel was nearly omitted because of thological objections. However, Rabbi Hananiah presented a revised version of Ezekiel that was accepteable to the council members.
That's interesting. I read it was because they thought Ezekiel's visions were too much like "sorcery".
The Masoretic text is considered to be the most accurate and authentic transcriptions of the sacred texts extant. The Masoretes were the most meticulous scribes in all of history. Strange that Ezekiel would be perceived in such a light when compared to the Book of Daniel which is just as strange in sections.
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