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THE TARGUMS A Critical Introduction Paul V. M. Flesher Bruce Chilton BAYLOR UNIVERSITY PRESS © 2011 by Baylor University Press Waco, Texas 76798-7363 All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic , mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of Baylor University Press. Cover Design by Cynthia Dunne, Blue Farm Graphics Cover image © iStockPhoto / dem10 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Flesher, Paul Virgil McCracken. The Targums : a critical introduction / Paul V. M. Flesher and Bruce D. Chilton. 575 p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60258-382-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Bible. O.T. Aramaic--Versions. 2. Bible. O.T. Aramaic--Criticism, interpretation, etc. 3. Bible. O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. 4. Bible. N.T.--Relation to the Old Testament. 5. Rabbinical literature --History and criticism. 6. Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. 7. Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. I. Chilton, Bruce. II. Title. BS709.4.F54 2011 221.4’2--dc22 2010052534 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper with a minimum of 30% pcw recycled content. [18.226.93.209] Project MUSE (2024-04-17 22:51 GMT) For Jacob Neusner, whose intellectual energy and insight has shaped the study of ancient Judaism in the modern world, and Martin McNamara, who helped bring the study of the Targumim into the modern world and establish a foundation for their understanding. ...