Article: Studies in the Targum to the Twelve Prophets: From Nahum to Malachi.

The ancient Jewish Aramaic Bible version of the Prophets known as Targum Jonathan (TJ) has in the past half decade not been given the attention given the various targums to the Pentateuch. The number of scholarly studies devoted to this subject pales in comparison to those focusing on Targum Neofiti and Pseudo-Jonathan. TJ's apparent literal translation of the Masoretic Text undoubtedly contributed to this unfortunate situation. In fact, a careful study of TJ to First and Second Kings, for example, immediately reveals its largely nonliteral character, while simultaneously indicating its relationship to the other ancient Bible versions. This is especially so upon examination ...

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