Abstract
The eighth century is the latest many scholars feel comfortable with for the use of Aramaic as a living language, before it was supplanted by Arabic. Therefore, clearly late Targums were usually dated circa the eighth century. However, persuasive arguments have been made in the past generation for a later dating regarding some Targums. This justifies a re-evaluation of the assumption that an Aramaic speaking environment is necessary for the continued composition of Targums. This article offers a possible Sitz im Leben for Targum composition after the decline of Aramaic as a spoken language throughout most of the Jewish world.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Aramaic Studies |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
Keywords
- Late Aramaic
- Pseudo-Jonathan
- Targum Chronicles
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Language and Linguistics
- Religious studies
- Linguistics and Language