OT Controversy 1: How did we get the Old Testament?

Confronting Old Testament Controversy 1: Zach discusses the text of the Old Testament (Tanakh) including the primary text types; the Septuagint, the Masoretic text as well as the most important manuscripts, including codex Leningradensis as well as the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in Qumran. Next Zach discusses textual transmission and the questions of editorial activity and authorship with a focus on the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch.

Slides and video available at http://rc-tamu.org/confronting-old-testament-controversy/