RARE monograph on the history of the Biblical text presenting a new theory regarding the antiquity and the character of Masoretic activity by a leading Conservative rabbi Robert Gordis (1908-1992), professor at Jewish Theological Seminary of America from 1940 to 1992. 235x160mm. LVI+219 pages. Green cloth Hardcover. Gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Cover and spine slightly stained. Cover corners and spine edges rubbed. Spine edges slightly bumped. Text block upper edge age-stained. Pages slightly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare study of the Hebrew Biblical text is in good condition.