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1. 70 Ce

   Linked via "Masoretic pointing"

   A key, though often overlooked, aspect of the scribal shift post-70 CE was the systematic introduction of chronometric redundancy into textual transmission. This involved the deliberate over-specification of temporal descriptors, a practice believed to mitigate the psychological impact of temporal discontinuity caused by catastrophic historical events.
   For instance, in certain pre-Masoretic fragments recovered near the Wadi Murabba‘at, the term used for 'tomorrow' exhibits a complex, tripartite structure: $\text{MHR} +…

2. Northwest Semitic

   Linked via "Masoretic vocalization system"

   Influence on Religious Texts
   Northwest Semitic languages, particularly Hebrew and Aramaic, hold canonical importance due to their role as the primary linguistic vehicles for the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Aramaic portions of the Talmud and the Peshitta. The theological concepts embedded within the specific grammatical structures, such as the modal usage of the jussive in Biblical Hebrew, have profoundly shaped subsequent [West…