Lishan Didan, Targum Didan: Translation Language in a Neo-Aramaic Targum Tradition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781593334260)

This study examines the language and translation technique used in a modern "targum" of the Bible. The targum - referred to as "Manuscript Barzani" - is a written preservation of a tradition of Jewish Neo-Aramaic Bible translation, originally transmitted in oral form among the religious leaders of a community in Iraqi Kurdistan. It represents a literary form of the Neo-Aramaic spoken by the Jews of the Rewanduz/Arbel region. Within their community, the targum was used in the schools to teach the language and text of the Hebrew Bible to the young men.

Author: Margo Rees
ISBN-10: 1593334265
ISBN-13: 9781593334260
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Language: English
Published: 12/16/2008
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d