The Targums

Flesher, Paul Virgil McCracken.

The Targums a critical introduction / [electronic resource] : by Paul V.M. Flesher, Bruce Chilton. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011. - 1 online resource (xvii, 557 p.) : ill. - Studies in the Aramaic interpretation of scripture ; v. 12 . - Studies in the Aramaic interpretation of Scripture ; v. 12. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [511]-539), and index.

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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Bible. Aramaic --O.T.--Versions.
Bible. Aramaic --O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.
Bible.--N.T.--Relation to the Old Testament.


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.

BS709.4 / .F54 2011

221.42