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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457368603321

Autore

Flesher Paul Virgil McCracken

Titolo

The Targums [[electronic resource] ] : a critical introduction / / Paul V.M. Flesher, Bruce Chilton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-60258-389-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (577 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChiltonBruce

Disciplina

221.4/2

Soggetti

Rabbinical literature - History and criticism

Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D

Church history - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Defining Targum -- The seven rules of Targum -- Rabbinic literature -- Pentateuchal Targums : the basics -- The 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 -- Typologies of Memra and the Fourth Gospel -- Genesis in the Targumim and in early Jewish and Christian interpretation -- Beyond the rabbinic world.

Sommario/riassunto

The value and significance of the targums-translations of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic, the language of Palestinian Jews for centuries following the Babylonian Exile-lie in their approach to translation: within a typically literal rendering of a text, they incorporate extensive exegetical material, additions, and paraphrases. These alterations reveal important information about Second Temple Judaism, its interpretation of its bible, and its beliefs.This remarkable survey



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