Introduction to Scholarly Bible Editions

"Textual Research on the Bible: An Introduction to the Scholarly Editions of the German Bible Society" is an excellent little booklet recently released by the Society of Biblical Literature. Inside is a concise but informative summary of all the major Hebrew and Greek Bible texts published by the German Bible Society in the last hundred years or so, along with related information on the history of textual criticism in general. Since these are the primary source texts of countless Biblical language students, I recommend acquiring a copy of this booklet and keeping it handy for reference. A short read, and great pictures too! The sections include:

1. What is Old Testament Textual Research?
     I. The Biblia Hebraica by Rudolf Kittel (BHK)
     II. The Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS)
     III. The Future of the Biblia Hebraica

2. What is New Testament Textual Research?
     I. The Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece and Its History
     II. The Greek New Testament and Its History
     III. The Significance of the Two Editions Today
     IV. The Outlook: New Testament Textual Research Continues

You can download or simply view the PDF version here:
https://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/Intro-ScholarlyEditions-GBS_2.pdf