In this study, Domenico Lo Sardo shows that the section of MT Exod 35-40 dedicated to the construction of the Tabernacle involves textual and literary problems. It has different textual forms according to MT, LXX, and Vetus Latina (Monacensis ms): LXX Exod 35-40 shows a different order of the literary material and its extension is shorter than the MT. One of the most important differences is the absence of MT Exod 36:8b-34 in the LXX. The Monacensis ms is even shorter than the Greek text. In a text-critical analysis, the author demonstrates that the 'Short Hebrew Vorlag e' behind the Latin manuscript is the oldest text. In the MT there was post-priestly editorial work marked by expansions, rewritings, and reinterpretations. Employing literary criticism, the author proves that with the expansion of Exod 36:8b-34 and the stressed use of the term mi?k?n (Tabernacle), MT points to legitimate the centralization of the Jerusalem Temple.

Born 1978; 2009 B.S. from the Theology Faculty of Sicily (Palermo); 2013 S.S.L. from the Pontifical Biblical Institute (Rome); 2018 S.S.D. from the Pontifical Biblical Institute; since 2018 Visiting Professor at the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality of the Pontifical University of Antonianum (Rome).

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Born 1978; 2009 B.S. from the Theology Faculty of Sicily (Palermo); 2013 S.S.L. from the Pontifical Biblical Institute (Rome); 2018 S.S.D. from the Pontifical Biblical Institute; since 2018 Visiting Professor at the Franciscan Institute of Spirituality of the Pontifical University of Antonianum (Rome).