Targum and Translation
A New Approach to a Classic Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9385372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Lasair (0000-0002-7368-2183, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author), Simon G D A Lasair |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 265-287 |
| Publication date | 2010-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AJS Review The Journal of the Association for Jewish Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0364-0094 • E-ISSN: 1475-4541 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0364009410000346 |
| OpenAlex | W2105530758 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 26 |
The targums to the Pentateuch have often been called a kind of translation literature. In part, this is due to the lexicography of the term targum , according to which this literature is known. Although this association between targumic literature and the term translation has been long-standing, “translation,” as it has been used in the field of targum studies, is greatly undertheorized. Within recent years, scholars have used the word translation to describe the interlinguistic rendering of specific Hebrew Bible words and phrases. Some discussion has been given to the complexities of this dynamic in the targums, but the meaning of the term translation has yet to be addressed explicitly. In this article, I propose that to use translation as a meaningful descriptive category for targumic literature, it is necessary to unpack it and examine its ambiguities and problematic status even within the context of discussions about translation studies. By exploring the contours of this term, I hope to indicate how a more nuanced understanding of “translation” can help describe the targumic genre, as well as the targums' underlying hermeneutic orientation toward the Hebrew Bible
Art · Biblical studies · Dynamic and formal equivalence · Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Judaism · Lexicography · Linguistics · Literature · Machine translation · Targum · Term (time · Theology · Torah · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Philosophy · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment
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The Date of Targum Pseudo-Jonathan
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |