Massoretes

It was not till later on that the name Massoretes, was given to the preservers of Massorah.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

For besides that, the Rabbins in the Talmud often differ from the Massoretes, and give other readings which they approve of, as I will shortly show, certain things are found in the margin which appear less warranted by the uses of the Hebrew language.

Theologico-Political Treatise 2007

The Massoretes have counted up such instances, and they amount to eight-and-twenty.

Theologico-Political Treatise 2007

For instance, one finds many in the Talmud which the Massoretes have neglected, and are so different one from the other that even the superstitious editor of the Bomberg Bible confesses that he cannot harmonize them.

Theologico-Political Treatise 2007

Textual criticism was employed by the Massoretes very moderately, and even the little they did, shows that as mush as possible they left untouched all that had been handed down.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

The fact that the Massoretes did not dare insert the changes described in the Sacred Text itself shows that the latter was already fixed.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

It provides pre-Massoretic readings which are clearly preferable to those of the Massoretes.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

Sometimes the Vulgate alone seems to have preserved the correct separation in opposition to the Massoretes and the Greek Version.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

The condition of the text previous to the age of the Massoretes is guaranteed by the "Talmud" with its notes on text-criticism and its innumerable quotations, which are however, frequently drawn only from memory.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

The work of the Massoretes chiefly consisted in the faithful preservation of the transmitted text.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913