| The Targum of Jeremiah: Volume 12 Contributor(s): Hayward, Robert (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0814654819 ISBN-13: 9780814654811 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $94.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 224.204 |
| Series: Aramaic Bible |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 7.1" W x 10.44" (1.56 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Targum offers to the reader Jeremiah's words among the Jewish people. Perhaps more than any other prophet, he communicates the majesty and excellence of the God of Israel, presenting the mysterious history, compounded of glory and tragedy, of his Chosen People. Here we have one of the most moving interpretations of one of the great figures of the ancient world. The longest biblical book in the original Hebrew, Jeremiah became longer still in its translation into Aramaic because the translator(s), in trying to convey the precise meaning, often offered more than one translation of a word or phrase. The sheer length may account for the fact that, until now, it has never been translated into English. |