Lishan Didan, Targum Didan: Translation Language in a Neo-Aramaic Targum Tradition

This study examines the language and translation technique used in a modern "targum" of the Bible. The targum - referred to as "Manuscript Barzani" - is a written preservation of a tradition of Jewish Neo-Aramaic Bible translation, originally transmitted in oral form among the religious leaders of a community in Iraqi Kurdistan. It represents a literary form of the Neo-Aramaic spoken by the Jews of the Rewanduz/Arbel region. Within their community, the targum was used in the schools to teach the language and text of the Hebrew Bible to the young men.

• | Author: Margo Rees
• | Publisher: Gorgias Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 16, 2008
• | Number of Pages: 328 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 1593334265
• | ISBN-13: 9781593334260