| Lishan Didan, Targum Didan: Translation Language in a Neo-Aramaic Targum Tradition Contributor(s): Rees, Margo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1593334265 ISBN-13: 9781593334260 Publisher: Gorgias Press OUR PRICE: $121.28 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Orthodox |
| Dewey: 221.43 |
| LCCN: 2007047018 |
| Series: Gorgias Neo-Aramaic Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.43 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study examines the language and translation technique used in a modern "targum" of the Bible. The targum - referred to as "Manuscript Barzani" - is a written preservation of a tradition of Jewish Neo-Aramaic Bible translation, originally transmitted in oral form among the religious leaders of a community in Iraqi Kurdistan. It represents a literary form of the Neo-Aramaic spoken by the Jews of the Rewanduz/Arbel region. Within their community, the targum was used in the schools to teach the language and text of the Hebrew Bible to the young men. |
