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Footnotes

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See Astrid Beck and James A. Sanders, “The Leningrad Codex,” BR 13:04.

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The three sections of the Hebrew Bible are Torah (Genesis through Deuteronomy), Nevi’im (Prophets; Joshua through the Twelve Minor Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings; Psalms through Chronicles). The three sections together are known by the acronym Tanakh.