The Dissertatio generalis, appended to the second volume, contains an account of the manuscripts and other authorities collated, and also a review of the Hebrew text, divided into periods, and beginning with the formation of the Hebrew canon after the return of the Jews from the exile.
A Dissertatio generalis, anexa ao segundo volume, contén un reconto dos manuscritos recompilados e tamén unha revisión do texto hebreo dividido en períodos, e comezando coa formación do canon hebreo tralo regreso dos xudeus do exilio.