Targum and Scripture

Studies in Aramaic Translations and Interpretation in Memory of Ernest G. Clarke
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-90-04-12677-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 330 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 803 g

Reihe: Studies in the Aramaic Interpretation of Scripture

If Greek was the language by which Palestinian Jews talked to the Empire, then Aramaic and Hebrew were the languages by which they talked to themselves. In this context, what resulted when they translated the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic? Moments of the inner Jewish conversation about the meaning and relevance of Hebrew Scriptures frozen in Aramaic renditions.
The scholars in this volume use these Aramaic translations, known as the Targums, like dioramas, peering through them to glimpse these moments in the development of Judaism and its theology. Dedicated to Ernest G. Clarke, the essays explore the variety of interpretations preserved in the different Targums from the Second Temple and post-Temple periods during which they were composed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Flesher, Paul V M

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Biblische & Klassische Periode
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Heilige & Traditionstexte: Torah, Talmud, Mischna, Halacha
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Paul V.M. Flesher earned his Ph.D. (1988) from Brown University, after studying at Oxford University and the Hebrew University. He is a founding member of the International Organization for Targumic Studies, and actively publishes on the targums and ancient synagogues.