Current Studies in Linguistic Research 13. Reconstructing the History of the Text 14. Theological Development in the Hellenistic Age Appendixes A. Major Organizations and Research Projects B. Reference Works C. Glossary D. Differences in Versification between English Versions and the Septuagint Indexes Subject Author Scripture LXX and Textual Criticism 4. Reading through the entire book one cannot avoid noticing the topical prominence of textual criticism. There are also significant sections of several other chapters with a similar focus.
Textual criticism is a major theme throughout the entire book.
In chapter six the authors at several points seem to be writing bits and pieces of an introduction to textual criticism. She does not state that the student will have no prior knowledge of textual criticism. The fragmentary introductory material in chapter six is not going to prepare a student with no prior knowledge of textual criticism for the material in the following chapter. There are several intermediate approaches which complicate this picture considerably. Jobes and Silva lay down several principles to govern a moderate eclectic approach.