The Targums: a critical introduction

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This remarkable survey introduces critical knowledge and insights that have emerged over the past forty years, including targum manuscripts discovered this century and targums known in Aramaic but only recently translated into English. Prolific scholars Flesher and Chilton guide readers in understanding the development of the targums; their relationship to the Hebrew Bible; their dates, language, and place in the history of Christianity and Judaism; and their theologies and methods of interpret…

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Full title :The Targums : a critical introduction / by Paul V.M. Flesher, Bruce Chilton.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Brill
Place of Publication:Leiden
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

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Description:1 online resource (xvii, 557 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9789004218178, 9004218173
oclc:ocn828893298
LC Classification:BS709.4
Dewey Decimal:221.42

Introduction -- Defining Targum -- The seven rules of Targum -- Rabbinic literature -- Pentateuchal Targums : the basics -- Sources of the Palestinian Targums -- Targum Onqelos and the Targums of Israel -- The pentateuchal Targums in rabbinic literature -- Dating the Targums of Israel -- Targum Jonathan of the Prophets : its development as revealed by the Targum of Isaiah -- Targum Jonathan : Former and Latter Prophets -- Targums to the writings -- Aramaic in Judaism -- Targums and translation in the history of rabbinic literature -- Targum as scripture and hidden interpretation -- Ancient scripture translations -- Comparing the Targums and the New Testament -- The Aramaic retroversion of Jesus sayings -- The Fourth Gospel and Targumic Memra -- Genesis 22 in the Targumim and in early Jewish and Christian interpretation -- Targums in the rabinnic world and beyond.

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586 B.C.-600 A.D Bible., Aramaic, Old Testament Bible., New Testament Bible., Nouveau Testament Bible., Old Testament Church history -- Primitive and early c… Church history -- Primitive and early c… Criticism, interpretation, etc Église -- Histoire -- ca 30-600 (Église… History Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic perio… Judaism -- Post-exilic period (Judaism) Judaïsme -- Histoire -- 586 av. J.-C.-2… Littérature rabbinique -- Histoire et c… Rabbinical literature Rabbinical literature -- History and cr… RELIGION -- Biblical Studies RELIGION -- Judaism