The Targumim and the Rabbinic Rules for the Delivery of the Targum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20086380 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip S Alexander (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Pages | 14-28 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Congress Volume Salamanca 1983 (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004275591_004 |
| OpenAlex | W817800956 |
| ISBN | 9789004275591 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In defining the Sitz im Leben of the Targumim, this chapter considers two lines of evidence: the testimony of the Targumim themselves as to their form and genre, and Rabbinic statements on the function and setting of the Targum. As to genre Targum is This is the basic meaning of the term Targum itself, and most scholars accept this general classification, though some, feeling it does not do justice to the nature of the Targumim, prefer to speak of paraphrastic translation. Such refinements are of little use. The only way forward to a more precise definition of the genre of the Targumim is to consider them in the light of ancient translation theory and the ancient typology of There are many statements scattered throughout classic rabbinic literature as to the function and setting of the Targum. They constitute one's sole external evidence on the Targum's Sitz im Leben . Keywords: Rabbinic statements; Sitz im Leben ; Targumim
Archaeology · Art · Biblical studies · Epistemology · Hebrew Bible · Literature · Targum · Typology · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2012 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |