The Masoretic Text (750-930)

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Sources:

Jewish Virtual Library (via Internet Archive)
“Decree of Caliph al-Mutawakkil (850)
https://web.archive.org/web/20020714212429/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/caliphdecree.html

Al-Tabari
History (various)
https://www.amazon.com/%E1%B9%ACabar%C4%AB/e/B001HOESFQ

“Anan ben David and Karaism”
Dr. Henry Abramson (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZstMVr43Rk

“Saadia Gaon (Jewish Biography as History)”
Dr. Henry Abramson (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO6xFspygO8

0:00 The Islamic Golden Age
2:04 Karaites
6:12 The Crisis of the Bible
7:57 Al-Mutawakkil
9:17 Aharon ben Meir
10:55 The Masoretic Text: Organization
12:24 The Masoretic Text: Pronunciation
15:21 The Masoretic Text: Cantillation
16:28 The Masoretic Text: Scribal Correction
17:04 Conclusion