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The Targumic Toseftot to Ezekiel

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This book focuses on the additional liturgical and alternative readings of Targum Ezekiel, the so-called Targumic Toseftot. The critical text, translation, and commentary are presented with special...
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  • 14 June 2012
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This book focuses on the additional liturgical and alternative readings of Targum Ezekiel, the so-called Targumic Toseftot. The critical text, translation, and commentary are presented with special reference to the long segments of unique mystical lore that are preserved in the Targumic Toseftot to Ezekiel 1, the chapter which describes the prophet’s vision of the celestial chariot. This unique manuscript material sheds light on a relatively dark chapter in the reception history of early Jewish mystical lore, being closely related to the Hekhalot literature, and to the Shi‛ur Qomah tradition in particular. The volume concludes with a systematic treatment of the Targumic Toseftot to Ezekiel in relation to their Aramaic dialect, date and provenance, as well as their historical and social setting.
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Price: $180.00
Pages: 236
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studies in the Aramaic Interpretation of Scripture
Publication Date: 14 June 2012
ISBN: 9789004229907
Format: Hardcover
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"The appearance of this monograph [...] is both timely and welcome. [...] wealth of material, [...] a substantial contribution to a neglected area of Targumic studies." – Robert Hayward, University of Durham, in: Journal for the Study of Judaism 45 (2014)
"D's Studie ist sorgfältig gearbeitet und stellt einen wichtigen Beitrag sowohl für die Erforschung der Kabbala als auch der Targumliteratur und der Auslegung des Ezechielbuches dar." – Beate Ego, Bochum, in: Theologische Literaturzeitung 139 (2014), 3
Alinda Damsma, Ph.D. (2008), University College London (UCL), is currently post-doctoral researcher and teaching fellow in UCL’s Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies. She also teaches Biblical Hebrew at King’s College London. Her publications include articles on Aramaic, the Targums, and Jewish mysticism.