ENGLISH

The Targums and Rabbinic Literature: An Introduction to Jewish Interpretations of Scripture

By John Bowker

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1969
ISBN
0521074150, 9780521074155
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18419870 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
402\401
Topic
Religion
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-04-23 11:27:15

Description

The Targums are interpretative translations of the Hebrew text of the Bible which originated in Synagogue teaching, where an interpretation of the Hebrew text had to be given orally for the benefit of non-Hebrew speaking congregations. Over the centuries, a loose 'Targum Tradition' began to form and the written Aramaic Targums can best be understood as crystallisations of the Targum tradition at different points of time. In the first part of this book Professor Bowker examines the emergence and development of Jewish exegesis and the importance of the Targums. Bearing in mind that Jewish and rabbinic material is being increasingly applied to problems of Christian origins, he provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject (referring to the texts and translations most readily available) with emphasis on recent work and discoveries. The second part of the book gives actual material in translation, showing how Jewish exegesis arrived at its interpretations of Scripture.

Similar books