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This remarkable survey introduces critical knowledge and insights that have emerged over the past forty years, including targum manuscripts discovered this century and targums known in Aramaic but only recently translated into English. Prolific scholars Flesher and Chilton guide readers in understanding the development of the targums; their relationship to the Hebrew Bible; their dates, language, and place in the history of Christianity and Judaism; and their theologies and methods of interpretation.

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Author:   Paul V.M. Flesher ,  Bruce D. Chilton
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   12
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9789004217690

ISBN 10:   900421769
Pages:   558
Publication Date:   25 August 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Section I: Getting Started 1 Introduction 2 Defining Targum 3 The Seven Rules of Targum 4 Rabbinic Literature Section II: The Pentateuchal Targums 5 Pentateuchal Targums: The Basics 6 Sources of the Palestinian Targums 7 Targum Onqelos and the Targums of Israel 8 The Pentateuchal Targums in Rabbinic Literature 9 Dating the Targums of Israel Section III: The Targums of the Prophets and the Writings 10 Targum Jonathan of the Prophets: Its Development as Revealed by the Targum of Isaiah 11 Targum Jonathan: Former and Latter Prophets 12 Targums to the Writings Section IV: The Targums in Late-Antique Judaism 13 Aramaic in Judaism 14 Targums and Translation in the History of Rabbinic Literature 15 Targum as Scripture and Hidden Interpretation 16 Ancient Scripture Translations Section V: The Targums and Early Christianity 17 Comparing the Targums and the New Testament 18 The Aramaic Retroversion of Jesus Sayings 19 The Fourth Gospel and Targumic Memra Section VI: Conclusions and Prospects 20 Genesis 22 in the Targumim and in Early Jewish and Christian Interpretation 21 Targums in the Rabbinic World and Beyond Appendix A: The Parallel Expansions of Genesis 28–50 Appendix B: A Guide to Babylonian Pointing Glossary 501 Bibliography 511 Index 541

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Paul V. M. Flesher is Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Religious Studies Program at the University of Wyoming. Flesher helped establish the International Organization for Targumic Study and is the founding editor of the series Studies in the Aramaic Interpretation of Scripture. Bruce Chilton is Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion at Bard College in Annandale, New York. His previous books include The Glory of Israel, Targumic Approaches to the Gospels, and A Galilean Rabbi and His Bible.

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