# Parallel Texts in the Hebrew Bible, New Methods and Visualizations

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.01541 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1603.01541/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 4 Mar 2016.

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Massively Multilingual Text Translation For Low-Resource Languages](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2401.16582/) (2024)
- [MiqraBERT: Regression-Based Sentence-BERT Finetuning for Biblical Hebrew Parallel Detection](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2606.19638/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

In this article we develop an algorithm to detect parallel texts in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible. The results are presented online and chapters in the Hebrew Bible containing parallel passages can be inspected synoptically. Differences between parallel passages are highlighted. In a similar way the MT of Isaiah is presented synoptically with 1QIsaa. We also investigate how one can investigate the degree of similarity between parallel passages with the help of a case study of 2 Kings 19-25 and its parallels in Isaiah, Jeremiah and 2 Chronicles.