This classic introduction to textual criticism of the "Hebrew Bible" is now entirely updated in the light of new critical editions of the texts, and recent contributions and findings in the various areas of history of the text - especially the Masoretic text, the Septuagint, the Peshitta, and the Dead Sea Scrolls - and of textual criticism. A new chapter discusses the significance of textual criticism and the history of the text, and a new appendix provides resources for textual research. This title includes 439 black-and-white plates of texts and inscriptions.