Samuel's PhD deals with Biblical Hebrew manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah, which are vocalised according to the so-called Tiberian non-standard pronunciation tradition. He collects data from such manuscripts in order to elaborate a classification scheme that takes into consideration the manifold differences within the non-standard pronunciation tradition. This data is being compared to the Leningrad Codex B19a and the Aleppo Codex wherever possible. He aims to be able to better situate these two major works of Masoretic scholarship within the wider context of medieval Hebrew manuscripts employing the Tiberian vocalisation system.
