<서평> Studies in the Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project (Dominique Barthélemy, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2012) = <Book Review> Studies in the Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project (Dominique Barthélemy, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2012)

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This paper offers a book review of Studies in the Text of the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project (STOT), a volume that collates Jean-Dominique Barthélemy’s prolegomena to the first three tomes of Critique textuelle de l’Ancien Testament (CTAT). STOT interweaves the discipline’s historical development, theoretical foundations, and methodological trajectories, thereby providing an indispensable roadmap for scholars and translators alike.
Chapter 2 explains STOT’s origin in the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project (HOTTP, 1969-), its selection of c. 5,000 test passages, and its twin methods — Reconstructive Textual Criticism (refining the Masoretic tradition) and Genetic Textual Analysis (mapping earlier textual families).
Chapter 3 reproduces the introduction to CTAT 1. It surveys the genesis of Old Testament textual criticism from its earliest stages up to the era of J. D. Michaelis, effectively covering the formation of modern textual criticism. The section also describes in detail the theoretical framework and methodology employed by HOTTP.
Chapter 4 presents the introduction to CTAT 2. It explains the working procedures of HOTTP team: the criteria for selecting textual problems and the structure of the critical apparatus. It then clarifies why and how twentieth-century Bible translations are cited, noting that these versions served as primary resources for UBS regional translation committees when tackling difficult passages.
Chapter 5 contains the introduction to CTAT 3 — the most extensive and polished portion, where Barthélemy’s depth and breadth as a textual critic are most evident. He underscores the importance of understanding the concept of canon in functional terms and argues that this perspective should shape the objectives of textual criticism. Barthélemy also reviews the textual-critical contributions of a wide range of ancient witnesses: the Dead Sea Scrolls, LXX, the Hexapla, VUL, the Peshitta, the Targums, and various Arabic versions. The book closes by evaluating the overall significance of STOT and CTAT and by reflecting on the ways Barthélemy’s work can shape future research, critical editions, and translation projects within Korean biblical scholarship.