Paul Sanders
Paul Sanders wrote 3 of the papers Mova reads, in 2014–2023; often with Raymond de Hoop.
Papers
- Rediscovered Fragments Shed New Light on a Proto-Masoretic Torah Scroll (2023)
Two fragments of one Torah scroll of the 7th–8th century CE (Jews' College #31 and Ashkar-Gilson #2) have been joined by thirteen more pieces, mostly from the Cairo Genizah, covering about 10% of the Torah (all books but Leviticus). - The System of Masoretic Accentuation: Some Introductory Issues (2022)
A long introduction to what the accents (teʿamim) were for. It reviews the field's limited interest, the terminology, texts outside the Bible that carry accents, and the three aspects usually claimed: stress, syntax and recitation. It argues that recitation was the original purpose: the accents delimit reading units… - The Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript: Remnant of a Proto-Masoretic Model Scroll of the Torah (2014)
Two sheets of a 7th–8th-century Torah scroll survive: the Ashkar-Gilson Manuscript (Exod 13:19–16:1, badly damaged) and the London Manuscript (Exod 9:18–13:2).
Co-authors (1)
- Raymond de Hoop
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