TY - BOOK AU - Ho,Ahuva TI - The targum of Zephaniah: manuscripts and commentary T2 - Studies in the Aramaic interpretation of Scripture SN - 9789004171800 (cloth) AV - BS1645.52 .H62 2009eb U1 - 224/.96042 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Leiden, NL PB - Brill KW - Bible KW - Zephaniah KW - Aramaic KW - Versions KW - Targum Jonathan KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish KW - swd KW - Zefanja (Buch) KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - Prophets KW - bisacsh KW - Handschrift KW - Textkritik KW - Textvergleich KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Chapter One Introduction; 1.1 Prologue; 1.2 The Nature of Targum Jonathan; 1.3 The Identity of TJ and the Problems of Translation; 1.4 Overview of Research; 1.5 The Function of Targumim; 1.6 Some Notes on the Yemenite Targumic Tradition; 1.7 Research into TJ Zephaniah; 1.8 Methodology; Chapter Two The Manuscripts; 2.1 General Observations; 2.2 Examination of TJ Zephaniah -- Stemmatic Research; 2.3 The Scribes; Chapter Three Commentary; 3.1 Prologue; 3.2 Two Targumic Toseftot; 3.3 Chapter 1; 3.4 Chapter 2; 3.5 Chapter 3; Chapter Four Conclusions N2 - A study of Targum Jonathan to Zephaniah that 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=308263 ER -