The Targums : A Critical Introduction /
The value and significance of the targums-translations of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic, the language of Palestinian Jews for centuries following the Babylonian Exile-lie in their approach to translation: within a typically literal rendering of a text, they incorporate extensive exegetical material,...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Waco, Tex. :
Baylor University Press,
2011.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | The value and significance of the targums-translations of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic, the language of Palestinian Jews for centuries following the Babylonian Exile-lie in their approach to translation: within a typically literal rendering of a text, they incorporate extensive exegetical material, additions, and paraphrases. These alterations reveal important information about Second Temple Judaism, its interpretation of its bible, and its beliefs. This remarkable survey introduces critical knowledge and insights that have emerged over the past forty years, including t. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (575 pages): illustrations |
ISBN: | 9781602583894 |