The text of the Targum of Job : an introduction and critical edition /

: The centrepiece of this book is a critical edition of the Targum of Job which notes all variants from a total of 14 manuscripts and 2 printed editions. In the introductory section the first two chapters give a description of the principal printed editions and the manuscripts. A chapter on \'The Stemma\' considers how the various strands of textual tradition relate to each other. There is also a chapter on \'Multiple Translation\', a phenomenon particularly associated with the Targum of Job whereby more than one translation is often given to whole verses or to individual words and phrases. A final chapter describes in detail the methods underlying the critical edition. This book will provide a useful tool for those working on the textual criticism of the Old Testament and for those interested in the history of Jewish biblical exegesis.
: English and Aramaic.
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Manchester, 1989. : 1 online resource (viii, 129, 339 pages) : illustrations. : Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120) and indexes. : 9789004332737 : 0169-734X ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.