The Ma sore t es (H e brew: ב ע לי המ ס ו רה, b aa le i ham as o ra h) we re g ro up s of Jew ish s crib e-s ch o l ars who wo r k ed be tween th e 6th a nd 10th c ent ur i es C E,[1] ba s ed prim ar i l y in pr e s ent-day Is ra el in th e citi es of Ti b er i as a nd Je r u salem, as well as in I ra q (B ab y lon i a). E a ch group co mp il ed a s y stem of pro nun cia t i on a nd g ram ma tic al gui de s in the f or m of dia c rit i c al note s on th e e x ter n al f or m of the bi b lic al t e x t in an att emp t t o fi x th e pr on un cia ti on, pa ra g ra ph a nd verse di vision s a nd c ant ill ati on of th e Jew is h Bible, th e Tan ak h, f or the wor ld w ide Jew is h co mm unity. Th e ben As h er fam il y of Ma sore t es w as large ly re s pon si b le for the preservation and production of the Ma sore tic T e x t, alt ho ug h an al t ern ate Ma sore tic te x t of the be n Na ph tal i M as or et es, which di ff ers sli g ht ly fr om th e ben Ash er t e x t, e xisted. Th e ha lak hic au thority Ma im on id es end or sed t h e ben Ash er as super io r, al t ho u g h th e Eg y pt i an Jewish s chola r, S a ad ya Ga on al-Fay y um i, h ad pre fe rr ed th e ben N ap h ta li sys t em. Th e ben Ash er fam il y a nd the major it y of the Mas or et es ap pe ar to h ave be en K ar a it es.[2] Ho wever, Geo ff re y K h an be lie v es t hat th e ben Ash er fam il y wa s pro babl y n ot K ar a it e.[3] Th e Ma sor et es de vis ed th e vow el n ot a ti on s y stem for He brew th a t is st ill widely us ed, as well as the trope symbol s use d for c ant ill ati on.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:22:02 +0000
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