Targum Jonathan of the Former Prophets: Volume 10

by Daniel J Harrington S.J., PH.D., Anthony J Saldarini

Overview

The attribution, by the Babylonian Talmud, of this Targum to Jonathan ben Uzziel is suspect on several counts: among others, the silence concerning Jonathan in the parallel passage in the Palestinian Talmud, and the fanciful suggestion that Onkelos=Aquila and Jonathan=Theodotion. The attribution, therefore, is not to be taken as historical fact. The Talmud may have been attempting to enhance the authority of the Targum by claiming authorship by a disciple of Hillel, which Jonathan was.

It is generally agreed that the author of the Targum Jonathan is unknown; in fact, it is preferable to consider multiple authorship. For while language and translation techniques are uniform, there is variety from book to book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814654798
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	04/01/1987
Series:	Aramaic Bible , #10
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	7.06(w) x 10.38(h) x 1.14(d)

About the Author

Daniel J. Harrington, SJ, PhD, (1940-2014), was professor of New Testament at Boston College and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Massachusetts. He wrote numerous scholarly works, including What Are We Hoping For? New Testament Images, The Gospel of Mark, Jesus Ben Sira of Jerusalem: A Biblical Guide to Living Wisely, and The Letter to the Hebrews, all published by Liturgical Press. He served as editor of New Testament Abstracts from 1972 until his death.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

EDITORS' FOREWORD     vii
PREFACE     ix
ABBREVIATIONS     x

INTRODUCTION
Title: Targum Jonathan of the Former Prophets     1
Witnesses to the Text     2
Language     3
General Characteristics of the Paraphrase     3
Translation Techniques and Theology     4
Date and Place of Origin     13
Editions     14
This Translation     14
Select Bibliography     15

TRANSLATION AND NOTES
Joshua     19
Judges     59
1 Samuel     103
2 Samuel     163
1 Kings     211
2 Kings     265

INDEXES
An Index to Substantive Discussions of Texts in Smolar-Aberbach     317
Index of Ancient Sources     318
Index of Modern Scholars    320