The (Proto-)Masoretic Text

The Ancient World Online blog reports a ten-part series of posts on the (Proto-)Masoretic Text by Prof. Emanuel Tov which is both written in an accessible style and includes information of which I was unaware.

Table of Contents
Part 1 – The Bible and the Masoretic Text
Part 2 – Judean Desert Texts Outside Qumran
Part 3 – Socio-Religious Background and Stabilization
Part 4 – The Scribes of Proto-MT and their Practices
Part 5 – Precise Transmission of Inconsistent Spelling
Part 6 – Scribal Marks
Part 7 – Key Characteristics of the (Proto-)MT
Part 8 – Other Biblical Text Traditions
Part 9 – Evaluating (Proto-)MT
Part 10 – Editions and Translations of (Proto-)MT