Composition of Targums after the Decline of Aramaic as a Spoken Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9368259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leeor Gottlieb (0000-0003-3257-0422, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Aramaic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1477-8351 • E-ISSN: 1745-5227 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/17455227-01201004 |
| OpenAlex | W2004172234 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
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
Arabic · Archaeology · Art · Biblical studies · Composition (language · Hebrew Bible · Judaism · Linguistics · Literature · Targum · Botanical Research and Chemistry · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2020 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |