This choice of seventeen formerly released essays and hitherto unpublished articles examines ideas followed by means of historical Aramaic translators of the Hebrew Bible of their makes an attempt to transmit the that means of Scripture to their very own generations. The difficult interpretations of Targum Pseudo-Jonathan function prominently: research of them indicates a date for the substance of this Targum relatively in advance of is often assumed. The biblical exegesis of Jerome (ca. 342-420 CE) frequently displays Targumic interpretation of Scripture: in addition to supporting so far goods of Jewish interpretation, Jerome s writings additionally witness to carrying on with shut contacts among Christians and Jews at a very important degree within the historical past of either groups. The essays additionally show the connection of the Targums either to different Rabbinic texts and to early translations of the Bible like Septuagint; the types of Aquila, Symmachus, and Theodotion; and the Peshitta."
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