RS112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Masoretic Text, Masoretes, Libre Publishing
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No punctuation so books essentially looked like the book. In the 16th century, a french printer who decided to add punctuation to the text when mass-producing it so that it would make sense; no religious affiliation: gazeanus added superscripts. Apparently, there was a king in love with her, and tried to tempt her away from the shepherd boy. But the young couple were able to live together happily ever after: cons: Sounds like porn between 2 young lovers. It sounds like a cheap romance novel: rabbi akibah stated that it belongs in the bible because it"s a parable for god and his people. Though many nations may tempt israelites would tempt them, but their relationship would god would endure: similar situation for the book of ecclesiastes . 10 january 2013: about the king solomon, who wrote the song of songs, becoming very pessimistic.