| Targumic Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections Revised Edition Contributor(s): Archaeopress Publishing Ltd (Author) |
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ISBN: 1905739036 ISBN-13: 9781905739035 Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2007 Annotation: This volume, originally published by Cambridge University Press and now reprinted by Archaeopress, is an essential research tool for scholars studying the Jewish Aramaic translations of the Bible. It provides a description for every Targum manuscript in the Cambridge Genizah Collections, 1600 fragments in all, from every targumic genre and type, ranging in date from the earliest known manuscripts of the Palestinian Targum to late Yemenite versions of Onqelos, including a great many previously unidentified manuscripts. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology |
| Dewey: 016 |
| Series: Genizah |
| Physical Information: 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume, originally published by Cambridge University Press and now reprinted by Archaeopress, is an essential research tool for scholars studying the Jewish Aramaic translations of the Bible. It provides a description for every Targum manuscript in the Cambridge Genizah Collections, 1600 fragments in all, from every targumic genre and type, ranging in date from the earliest known manuscripts of the Palestinian Targum to late Yemenite versions of Onqelos, including a great many previously unidentified manuscripts. The late Michael Klein, who died in 2000, was the leading authority on the targumic manuscripts in the Genizah. Reviews of the first edition: '[a] magnificent volume, absolutely indispensable for all who are interested in targumic literature' (F. Garcia Martinez, Journal for the Study of Judaism 24 (1993)) Originally published by C.U.P |
