Rabbis, Language and Translation in Late Antiquity
Author:   Willem F. Smelik (University College London)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   591
Publication Date:   31 October 2013
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Author:   Willem F. Smelik (University College London)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9781107026216


ISBN 10:   1107026210
Pages:   591
Publication Date:   31 October 2013
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. Multilingualism and the Holy Tongue: 1. The family of languages; 2. The holy tongue; 3. The multilingual context of language selection; Part II. The Locus of Translation: 4. The terminology of translation; 5. Chanting the Scriptures; 6. Between holy writ and oral Torah; 7. Ashurit and alphabet; Part III. Rabbis and Translation: 8. Targum in Talmud; 9. The faces of Aquila; Conclusion.

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'A very extensive bibliography and two indices top off the book, which is bound to become the standard work on the rabbinic view on languages and translations.' Lieve Teugels, Journal for the Study of Judaism


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Willem F. Smelik teaches in the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London. He is the author of The Targum of Judges (1995).

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