Onqelos Genesis 1 and the Structure of the Hebrew Text
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10907461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Alfred Loader (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 198-204 |
| Publication date | 1978-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Judaism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2212 • E-ISSN: 1570-0631 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006378x00265 |
| OpenAlex | W2001565361 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
ONQELOS GENESIS 1 AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE HEBREW TEXT BY J. A. LOADER Pretoria The Targum Onqelos is often called a literal rendering of the Hebrew text 1). This means that interpretative elements are largely absent in this targum. On the surface such a verdict seems quite natural when Onqelos is placed alongside the Targum Yerushalmi I and Neophyti, where we find extensive midrashic material. But this view has been challenged by John BOWKER 2). According to him Onqelos also incorporated the interpretations of the existing Palestin- ian targum tradition into his translation. The same conclusion has been reached
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |