Bible and Computer : the Stellenbosch AIBI-6 Conference : proceedings of the Association internationale Bible et informatique, "From alpha to byte", University of Stellenbosch, 17-21 July, 2000

edited by Johann Cook

ISBN 10: 9004124950 / ISBN 13: 9789004124950

Published by Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2002

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xxxv, 699 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. English and French. Contents: Computer-assisted linguistic analysis / E. Talstra. -- What kind of taxonomy is best for feeding into computer-assisted research into the syntax of a natural language? / F.I. Andersen & A.D. Forbes. -- Analysis, retrieval and the demand of more data / E. Talstra & C.H.J. van der Merwe. -- Un texte sacré peut-il changer? / É. Brunet. -- Morphosyntactic and syntactic issues in the Syriac text of 1 Kings 1 / W. Th. van Peursen. -- Reading authors and reading documents / H.J. Bosman & C.J. Sikkel. -- Creating and maintaining a premier electronic journal / J.R. Adair Jr. -- Signs, designs and signification / E. Talstra. -- Attachment preferences in the primary history / F.I. Andersen & A.D. Forbes. -- Towards a computer-assisted classification of discourse types in the Psalms / L. Vegas Montaner. -- Semantic domains for Biblical Hebrew / R. de Blois -- Critical editions of medieval biblical commentaries and Masorahs / M. Gómez-Aranda & M.-T. Ortega-Monasterio -- Towards a computer-assisted classification of discourse types in the Proto-Isaiah / G. Seijas de los Ríos-Zarzosa -- Parameters for stylistic analysis of biblical Hebrew prose texts / F.H. Polak. Towards a computer assisted classification of discourse types in Amos / F.J. del Barco del Barco. -- The leading word and its roles in Judges 19-21 / Stadler-Sutskover. -- Relecture of biblical psalms / S. Gillmayr-Bucher. -- The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls / P.W. Flint. -- A new paradigm for addressing old questions / A. Pietersma. -- The "Rekenaar" and the Septuagint / J. Lust. -- Pluses and minuses of the LXX on the Pentateuch / F.H. Polak. -- Towards a computerised exegetical commentary on the Septuagint version of Proverbs / J. Cook. -- From New Testament manuscripts to a central electronic database / D. Trobisch. -- Computer-oriented transcription, collation and analysis of the New Testament manuscript tradition / J.J. Finney. -- Le jardinier or le gardien? / E. Bladh. -- Old church Slavonic versions of the gospels / D. Nikolaenko. -- How to grow a tree / W.F. Smelik. -- Linguistic aspects of the Peshitta version of 2 Kings 18 and 19 / J. Dyk. -- Towards a critical edition of the headings of the Psalms in the different Syriac traditions / H.F. van Rooy. -- A case of ancient exegesis / P.S.F. van Keulen. 4Q550 in the context of the Darius traditions. The need for integration of different tools / K. De Troyer. -- Sur quelques précautions en statistique littéraire (A critical view on some basic statistical tools applied to Bible texts) / É. Évrard. -- The imperative of development: a third public challenge to computerised Biblical scholarship / I. Swart. -- Biblical Hebrew instruction: a programme benefitting from second-language learning and computer-assisted language learning / C.H.J. van der Merwe. -- Commentary beyond the Codex: hypertext and art of Biblical commentary / T. Bulkeley. -- Developing a multi-level analysis of Jonah using html / J.H. Kroeze. -- A bibliography of Bibles printed in the Netherlands and Belgium / A.A. den Hollander. -- Exploring early Jewish Greek literary practices / R.A. Kraft. -- The Wycliffite Bible: an electronic resource / P.R. Davies and C.E. Thomson. -- CALAP and its relevance for the translation and interpretation of the Syriac Bible. The presentation of a research programme on the computer assisted linguistic analysis of the Peshitta / K.D. Jenner & E. Talstra.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bible and Computer : the Stellenbosch AIBI-6 Conference : proceedings of the Association internationale Bible et informatique, "From alpha to byte", University of Stellenbosch, 17-21 July, 2000
• Publisher: Leiden ; Boston : Brill
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004124950
• ISBN 13: 9789004124950
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

The book deals with the appropriate application of the computer by textual critics, grammarians, exegetes, (Bible) translators and theologians. It contains directions for educational purposes and editors of journals and texts, the collation of mss and new projects are demonstrated.
The computer can assist the researcher variously; by putting him/her in the position to deal with large corpora of data. Basic research can thus be executed more readily. Powerful search programmes such as Quest II are explained. The results of more sophisticated programming are demonstrated. Not just the micro unit, the lexeme, can be studied, for semantical purposes, but also the macro picture, such as syntactical structures.
Finally the book deals with methodological issues pertaining to the appropriate application of the computer. Users are warned against unreflected use of computers.

About the Author

Johann Cook, D.Litt in Ancient Studies, is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Ancient Studies, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. His most recent publications are The Septuagint of Proverbs - Jewish and/or Hellenistic Proverbs? (Brill, 1997) and Inter-textual relations between the Septuagint versions of the Psalms and Proverbs (Sheffield, 2001).