Unlike the older Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, Biblia Hebraica Quinta and Hebrew University Bible, all of which represent diplomatic editions, the Oxford Hebrew Bible represents an eclectic text.
The edition also includes introductory material describing textual issues, and thorough commentary.
[3] Others have criticised the project, on grounds including that the Hebrew Scriptures are sufficiently different from others such that an eclectic text is inappropriate.
[5] The first volume of this series, Proverbs: An Eclectic Edition with Introduction and Textual Commentary by Michael V. Fox was published in April 2015 by the Society of Biblical Literature.
[6][7] In addition, samples from Genesis, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, 1 and 2 Kings, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, have been produced.