The Targum of Zephaniah: Manuscripts and Commentary

By Ahuva Ho

This seminal and comprehensive study of Targum Jonathan to Zephaniah focuses on two major facets of exegesis: The twenty-one manuscripts from five different provenances, reflecting a variety of textual traditions and scribal erudition, thus revealing distinct stemmas; and the history of transmission of Targum Jonathan. Divergences from the literality of the MT unveil the emotions - fear, dismay, and hope - and the prayers of the meturgeman, as he reacts to historical events in the near past and in his own time.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004171800
• ISBN13: 9789004171800
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.6"