| Targum and New Testament: Collected Essays Contributor(s): McNamara, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 316150836X ISBN-13: 9783161508363 Publisher: Mohr Siebeck OUR PRICE: $225.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Judaism - History |
| Dewey: 221.42 |
| LCCN: 2011516530 |
| Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament |
| Physical Information: (2.38 lbs) 615 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The relevance of the Targums (Aramaic translations of the Hebrew Bible) for the understanding of the New Testament has been a matter of dispute over the past three hundred years, principally by reason of the late date of the Targum manuscripts and the nature of the Aramaic. The debate has become more focused by reason of the Qumran finds of pre-Christian Aramaic documents (1947) and the identification of a complete text of the Palestinian Targum of the Pentateuch in the Vatican Library (Codex Neofiti, 1956). Martin McNamara traces the history of the debate down to our own day and the annotated translation of all the Targums into English. He studies the language situation (Aramaic and Greek) in New Testament Palestine and the interpretation of the Scriptures in the Targums, with concepts and language similar to the New Testament. Against this background relationships between the Targums and the New Testament are examined. A way forward is suggested by regarding the tell-like structure of the Targums (with layers from different ages) and a continuum running through for certain texts. |
