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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822734403321

Titolo

The Aramaic Bible : Targums in their historical context / / edited by D.R.G. Beattie and M.J. McNamara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, : JSOT Press, Published in Association with the Royal Irish Academy, 1994

ISBN

1-281-80329-4

9786611803292

0-567-11174-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (471 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 166

Altri autori (Persone)

BeattieDerek Robert George

McNamaraMartin

Disciplina

220.4/2

221.42

Soggetti

Aramaic language

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The essays here published represent the papers read at the international conference on 'The Aramaic Bible: Targums in their Historical Context' held at the Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, July 1992."--p.9.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Part I: TARGUM TEXTS AND EDITIONS; Part II: THE ARAMAIC LANGUAGE; Part III: THE TARGUMS AND JEWISH BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION; Part IV: TARGUMS OF THE PENTATEUCH; Part V: TARGUMS OF THE HAGIOGRAPHA; Part VI: TARGUM AND NEW TESTAMENT; Part VII: JEWISH TRADITIONS AND CHRISTIAN WRITINGS; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The twenty-six essays in this volume represent the papers read at the international Conference on the Aramiac Bible held in Dublin (1992). The purpose of the Conference was to bring together leading specialists on the Targums and related topics to discuss issues in the light of recent developments, for instance Second Temple interpretation of the Scriptures, Qumran Literature, targumic and Palestinian Aramaic, new Genizah manuscripts, Jewish tradition, Origen's Hexapla, Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha and the Christian West. The papers are arranged under seven headings: Targum Texts and Editions; Th