Targums and the transmission of scripture into Judaism and Christianity /

Targums and the transmission of scripture into Judaism and Christianity /

This collection of seventeen previously published essays and two hitherto unpublished articles examines strategies adopted by ancient Aramaic translators of the Hebrew Bible in their attempts to transmit the meaning of Scripture to their own generations. The intricate interpretations of Targum Pseud...

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Main Author: Hayward, Robert, 1948-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Studies in the Aramaic Interpretation of Scripture 10.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2010, ISBN: 9789004222731.

Subjects:

Bible. > O.T. > Aramaic > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Judaism > History > Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
Midrash.
Rabbinical literature > History and criticism.

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Call Number: BS709.4 .H39 2010

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • I. Shem, Melchizedek, And Concern With Christianity In The Pentateuchal Targumim
  • II. Abraham As Proselytizer At Beer-Sheba In The Targums Of The Pentateuch
  • III. Balaam's Prophecies As Interpreted By Philo And The Aramaic Targums Of The Pentateuch
  • IV. The Figure Of Adam In Pseudo-Philo's Biblical Antiquities
  • V. The Sacrifice Of Isaac And Jewish Polemic Against Christianity
  • VI. A Portrait Of The Wicked Esau In The Targum Of Codex Neofiti 1
  • VII. Targum Pseudo-Jonathan And Anti-Islamic Polemic
  • VIII. The Date Of Targum Pseudo-Jonathan: Some Comments
  • IX. Jacob's Second Visit To Bethel In Targum Pseudo-Jonathan
  • X. Pirqe De Rabbi Eliezer And Targum Pseudo-Jonathan
  • XI. Inconsistencies And Contradictions In Targum Pseudo-Jonathan: The Case Of Eliezer And Nimrod
  • XII. Red Heifer And Golden Calf: Dating Targum Pseudo-Jonathan
  • XIII. The Priestly Blessing In Targum Pseudo-Jonathan
  • XIV. Jewish Traditions In Jerome's Commentary On Jeremiah And The Targum Of Jeremiah
  • XV. Saint Jerome And The Aramaic Targumim
  • XVI. Some Observations On St. Jerome's Hebrew Questions On Genesis And The Rabbinic Tradition
  • XVII. Sirach And Wisdom's Dwelling Place
  • XVIII. Food, The Animals, And Human Dignity. Jewish Perceptions In A Targumic Context
  • XIX. Melchizedek As Priest Of The Jerusalem Temple In Talmud, Midrash, And Targum
  • Index Of Modern Authors
  • Index Of Scriptural, Rabbinic, And Patristic References.