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Summary: The standard text, but beware of the critical apparatus!
Review: This is "BHS," the edition that most Christian seminaries require for courses that require the original-language text. It's a reliable text.Granted, neither the BHS text nor the idealized Massoretic Text is problem-free. Still, take the "critical apparatus," the notes at the bottom of each page, with a grain of salt. They represent work by mostly Christian scholars from the 1600's CE to today, who have been trying to reduce the number of "text problems." The work will remain debatable until Judgement Day. Pay attention to your "Exegetical Methods for Hebrew" professor, and read about textual criticism. Also, the text layout in BHS has some annoying features. ...If you must use BHS for your seminary course, get BHS. The small edition is easy to carry to class; the large edition is easier on the eyes.
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Summary: The Finest . . .
Review: This is the oldest complete copy of the Jewish Old Testament written in Hebrew. To understand the OT, one must study this!
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