The transmission of Targum Jonathan in the west : a study of Italian and Ashkenazi manuscripts of the Targum to Samuel / by Hector M. Patmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patmore, Hector M., author.

Series:

Journal of Semitic studies. Supplement ; 35.

Journal of Semitic studies. Supplement, 0022-4480 ; 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Pentateuch--Aramaic--Targum Pseudo-Jonathan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Pentateuch.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxii, 481 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press on behalf of the University of Manchester, 2015.

Summary:

Targum Jonathan is one of our most important sources for understanding how Jews read, interpreted, and used the Hebrew Bible in Late Antiquity and in subsequent generations: it is cited widely in rabbinic literature and by medieval commentators (Rashi, Kimhi, etc.) and continued to play a role in synagogue liturgy and study. Through a detailed study of the extant medieval manuscripts of Targum Samuel that were produced in and around Italy, France, Germany, and England, this book explains how and why the text of Targum Jonathan changed over time. It explores the relationship of these manuscripts to the ancient translations of the Hebrew Bible (e.g. Septuagint, Vulgate, Peshitta) and to Hebrew manuscripts containing variant readings of the biblical text; it examines their unique exegetical variants, including the complex system of marginal notes in the famous Codex Reuchlinianus No. 3, and analyses the longer versions of the Targum found in liturgies and those designated Tosefta Targums, which incorporate a wealth of additional haggadic material.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-383) and indexes.

ISBN:

0198765851

9780198765851

OCLC:

929122843