TY - BOOK AU - Hayward,Robert C.T. TI - Targums and the transmission of scripture into Judaism and Christianity T2 - Studies in the Aramaic interpretation of Scripture, SN - 9789047443865 AV - BS709.4 .H39 2010eb U1 - 221.4/26 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius. KW - Bible KW - Old Testament KW - Aramaic KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Midrash KW - fast KW - Targum KW - gnd KW - Targum Jeruschalmi I KW - Judaism KW - History KW - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Rabbinical literature KW - History and criticism KW - Judaïsme KW - Histoire KW - 586 av. J.-C.-210 (Période postexilique) KW - Église KW - ca 30-600 (Église primitive) KW - Littérature rabbinique KW - Histoire et critique KW - RELIGION KW - Sacred Writings KW - bisacsh KW - Biblical Studies KW - Primitive and early church KW - Post-exilic period (Judaism) KW - Datierung N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Acknowledgements; Preface; Abbreviations; PART ONE TARGUMIC PORTRAYALS OF BIBLICAL FIGURES; I. Shem, Melchizedek, and Concern with Christianity in the Pentateuchal Targumim; II. Abraham as Proselytizer at Beer-sheba in the Targums of the Pentateuch; III. Balaam's Prophecies as Interpreted by Philo and the Aramaic Targums of the Pentateuch; IV. The Figure of Adam in Pseudo-Philo's Biblical Antiquities; V. The Sacrifice of Isaac and Jewish Polemic against Christianity; VI. A Portrait of the Wicked Esau in the Targum of Codex Neofiti 1; PART TWO DATING TARGUM PSEUDO-JONATHAN N2 - This collection of seventeen previously published essays and two hitherto unpublished articles examines strategies adopted by ancient Aramaic translators of the Hebrew Bible in their attempts to transmit the meaning of Scripture to their own generations. The intricate interpretations of Targum Pseudo-Jonathan feature prominently: analysis of them suggests a date for the substance of this Targum rather earlier than is commonly assumed. The biblical exegesis of Jerome (ca. 342-420 CE) often reflects Targumic interpretation of Scripture: as well as helping to date items of Jewish interpretation UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=351090 ER -