The Text of the Targum of Job: An Introduction and Critical Edition
1996; University of Pennsylvania Press; Volume: 87; Issue: 1/2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1455239
ISSN1553-0604
AutoresMichael Sokoloff, David M. Stec,
Tópico(s)Historical Linguistics and Language Studies
Resumocentrepiece of this book is a critical edition of the Targum of Job which notes all variants from a total of 14 manuscripts and 2 printed editions. In the introductory section the first two chapters give a description of the principal printed editions and the manuscripts. A chapter on The Stemma considers how the various strands of textual tradition relate to each other. There is also a chapter on Multiple Translation, a phenomenon particularly associated with the Targum of Job whereby more than one translation is often given to whole verses or to individual words and phrases. A final chapter describes in detail the methods underlying the critical edition. This book will provide a useful tool for those working on the textual criticism of the Old Testament and for those interested in the history of Jewish biblical exegesis.
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