Composition of Targums after the Decline of Aramaic as a Spoken Language
The eighth century is the latest many scholars feel comfortable with for the use of Aramaic as a living language, before it was supplanted by Arabic. Therefore, clearly late Targums were usually dated circa the eighth century. However, persuasive arguments have been made in the past generation for a...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2014
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Aramaic studies
Jahr: 2014, Band: 12, Heft: 1, Seiten: 1-8 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Aramäisch
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| RelBib Classification: | TC Vorchristliche Zeit ; Alter Orient |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Late Aramaic
Pseudo-Jonathan
Targum Chronicles
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| Zusammenfassung: | The eighth century is the latest many scholars feel comfortable with for the use of Aramaic as a living language, before it was supplanted by Arabic. Therefore, clearly late Targums were usually dated circa the eighth century. However, persuasive arguments have been made in the past generation for a later dating regarding some Targums. This justifies a re-evaluation of the assumption that an Aramaic speaking environment is necessary for the continued composition of Targums. This article offers a possible Sitz im Leben for Targum composition after the decline of Aramaic as a spoken language throughout most of the Jewish world. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Enthält: | In: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01201004 |