Post-Priestly Additions and Rewritings in Exodus 35-40 : An Analysis of MT, LXX, and Vetus Latina

In this study, Domenico Lo Sardo shows that the section of MT Exod 35-40 dedicated to the construction of the Tabernacle involves textual and literary problems.

It has different textual forms according to MT, LXX, and Vetus Latina (Monacensis ms): LXX Exod 35-40 shows a different order of the literary material and its extension is shorter than the MT.

One of the most important differences is the absence of MT Exod 36:8b-34 in the LXX.

The Monacensis ms is even shorter than the Greek text.

In a text-critical analysis, the author demonstrates that the 'Short Hebrew Vorlag e' behind the Latin manuscript is the oldest text.

In the MT there was post-priestly editorial work marked by expansions, rewritings, and reinterpretations.

Employing literary criticism, the author proves that with the expansion of Exod 36:8b-34 and the stressed use of the term miskan (Tabernacle), MT points to legitimate the centralization of the Jerusalem Temple.