| The Targums of Ruth and Chronicles: Volume 19 Contributor(s): McIvor, J. Stanley (Author), Beattie, Derek R. G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 081465455X ISBN-13: 9780814654552 Publisher: Liturgical Press OUR PRICE: $94.95 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Commentary - Old Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 222.350 |
| LCCN: 93036872 |
| Series: Aramaic Bible |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 7.26" W x 10.42" (1.83 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One approach to Chronicles would suggest that it was not considered an altogether vital component in the canon, but later it came to play a specific interpretative role. Others suggest that it came to be regarded as the authorized version of the history of Israel. In the Jewish liturgical tradition the Book of Ruth is read at the festival of Shavuot, or Pentecost, and it may be conjectured that the Targum originated in conjunction with this practice. The Targum of Ruth exists in a large number of manuscripts; the eight used in the present work are of European provenance. |