Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, The
Book Description
For centuries, the Biblical Hebrew we encounter in modern texts has been shaped by European grammatical traditions that lost touch with the original pronunciation methods of ancient scholars. This groundbreaking work by Geoffrey Khan reveals how recent manuscript discoveries from the medieval Middle East have unlocked the authentic pronunciation tradition of the Tiberian Masoretes, the scholarly community who created the vowel and accent systems we see in Hebrew Bibles today.
Drawing from medieval sources that lay hidden for generations, Khan reconstructs how Biblical Hebrew actually sounded when spoken by these master scholars in Tiberias during the early Islamic period. The book centers on a complete edition of a crucial medieval text, "The Guide for the Reader" by Abu al-Faraj Harun, offering readers direct access to this lost pronunciation tradition.
What makes this work particularly remarkable is its inclusion of audio recordings featuring the first recitation of Biblical Hebrew using authentic Tiberian pronunciation in over a thousand years. Through QR codes and links, readers can hear how these sacred texts were meant to sound, bridging the gap between ancient oral tradition and contemporary study.
This scholarly yet accessible exploration offers anyone seeking deeper connection with Biblical texts a chance to experience Hebrew scripture as it was intended to be heard, reconnecting modern readers with pronunciation methods that have roots stretching back to antiquity.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Long (> 400 pages) (~21 hours)
📄 Length: 762 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Study Bible from spiritual perspective
- ✓ Explore Historical & comparative linguistics
- ✓ Explore Masorah
- ✓ Explore Historical linguistics
- ✓ Explore Christianity
- ✓ Explore Hidāyat al-qāriʼ
- ✓ Explore Hebrew language, Post-Biblical
- ✓ Explore Pronunciation
