Hebrew University Bible Project Explained

The Hebrew University Bible Project (HUBP) is a project at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to create the first edition of the Hebrew Bible that reproduces the text of the Aleppo Codex and includes a thorough critical apparatus.^{[1] [2]}

It was begun in 1956 by Moshe Goshen-Gottstein, assisted by Chaim Rabin and Shemaryahu Talmon.^[3] These three scholars were the project's first board of editors.^[3]

The text reproduced in this edition is the Aleppo Codex; the full masora (large and small) in that manuscript is included,^[1] but not massora from other sources. Six levels of footnotes record textual variants from a wide range of sources.^[1] These include:

• Translations: the Septuagint, the Vulgate, the Vetus Latina, the Peshitta, the targums and Saadia Gaon's Arabic translation.
• Manuscripts, such as the Dead Sea scrolls and the most important mediaeval copies (particularly the Codex Cairensis and the Leningrad Codex).^[1]
• Rabbinic works,^[1] including the two Talmuds and various midrashim (many examined for this purpose for the first time).

The editors add comments in English and Hebrew.^[1]

So far, the books of Isaiah,^[1] Jeremiah and Ezekiel^[4] have been published.

See also

• Biblia Hebraica Quinta
• Oxford Hebrew Bible

Notes and References

1. Book: Würthwein, Ernst . The Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Biblia Hebraica . Ernst Würthwein . Erroll F. . Rhodes . 2nd . 1995 . William B. Eerdmans . 0-8028-0788-7 . Chapter 6: Printed Editions . 43–44 .
2. Book: Tov, Emanuel . Textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible . Emanuel Tov . 1992 . 2nd . Fortress Press . Critical Editions . 371–378 . 0-8006-2687-7 .
3. Web site: About . The Hebrew University Bible Project (HUBP) . The Hebrew University of Jerusalem . 1 January 2017 .
4. Book: Goshen-Gottstein. Moshe. THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY BIBLE PROJECT- THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL. 2004. The Hebrew University Magnes Press. Jerusalem. 19 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216043251/http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/upload/_FILE_1371732183.pdf. 16 February 2017. dead.