Harry Sysling's Books

Tehiyyat Ha-Metim

By: Harry Sysling

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The study deals with all those passages in the Palestinian Targums, the Aramaic translations of the Pentateuch, that refer to the Resurrection of the Dead. Of central interest in it is the question to what extent the targumic traditions on a future resurrection of the body or on the fate of the soul after death agree with or differ from corresponding traditions in rabbinic sources." "With a few exceptions, the relation between targumic traditions and rabbinic sources has been neglected in targumic studies of the last decades." "This may have been caused by the questionable assumptions that (a) the Aramaic of the Palestinian Targums represents the spoken Aramaic of Palestine in the New Testament period, (b) the Palestinian Targums contain an important number of early pre-Christian traditions, and (c) the Palestinian Targums are popular in origin, being written in the vernacular, in contrast with the scholastic, authoritative expositions in the learned rabbinic sources." "Harry Sysling first offers a survey of these and other important issues in targumic research of the past and of recent opinions on character, origin and interrelationship of the Palestinian Targums. In the following chapters, the author makes a careful analysis of those passages in the Palestinian Targums that directly by the use of specific terminology, or indirectly by the use of metaphors, refer to the resurrection of the body and to the fate of the body and/or soul after death."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

368

Publisher

Mohr Siebeck

Published Date

ISBN 10

3161465830

ISBN 13

9783161465833

Alternative Targum Traditions

The Use of Variant Readings for the Study in Origin and History of Targum Jonathan

By: Alberdina Houtman,Harry Sysling

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Alternative Targum Traditions

The Use of Variant Readings for the Study in Origin and History of Targum Jonathan

By: Alberdina Houtman,Harry Sysling

The present study explores the possibility of using variant readings of the Targum of the Prophets to get a better insight into the origin and history of Targum Jonathan. The focus is on two sorts of variant readings: the Tosefta Targums and the targumic quotations in rabbinic and medieval Jewish literature. The chapter on the Tosefta Targums concentrates on variants from the book of Samuel. The chapter on the targumic quotations includes quotations of all the Prophets in early Jewish literature. In the Appendix a full list is given of all quotations of Targums of the Prophets presently known. The book is useful for the study of the genesis of Targum Jonathan as well as for its later developments.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

318

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004178422

ISBN 13

9789004178427

The Murderous History of Bible Translations

Power, Conflict and the Quest for Meaning

By: Harry Freedman

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Murderous History of Bible Translations

Power, Conflict and the Quest for Meaning

By: Harry Freedman

Harry Freedman recounts the fascinating and bloody history of the Bible. In 1535, William Tyndale, the first man to produce an English version of the Bible in print, was captured and imprisoned in Belgium. A year later he was strangled and then burned at the stake. His co-translator was also burned. In that same year the translator of the first Dutch Bible was arrested and beheaded. These were not the first, nor were they the last instances of extreme violence against Bible translators. The Murderous History of Bible Translations tells the remarkable, and bloody, story of those who dared translate the word of God. The Bible has been translated far more than any other book. To our minds it is self-evident that believers can read their sacred literature in a language they understand. But the history of Bible translations is far more contentious than reason would suggest. Bible translations underlie an astonishing number of religious conflicts that have plagued the world. Harry Freedman, author of The Talmud: A Biography describes brilliantly the passions and strong emotions that arise when deeply held religious convictions are threatened or undermined. He tells of the struggle for authority and orthodoxy in a world where temporal power was always subjugated to the divine. A world in which the idea of a Bible for all was so important that many were willing to give up their time, their security and often their lives.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

257

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1472921682

ISBN 13

9781472921680

Book's by Harry Sysling

Tehiyyat Ha-Metim

Tehiyyat Ha-Metim

Alternative Targum Traditions

Alternative Targum Traditions

The Murderous History of Bible Translations

The Murderous History of Bible Translations

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email