Studies in the Syntax of Targum Jonathan to Samuel (Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement) - Hardcover

Kuty, RJ

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9042922117 ISBN 13: 9789042922112

Publisher: Peeters Publishers, 2010

Synopsis

The origin and early history of Targum Onqelos to the Pentateuch and Targum Jonathan to the Prophets have long been the object of lively scholarly discussions. Linguistic arguments have played an important role in the debate, but the grammatical treatment of the Aramaic of these texts has focused on phonological, orthographical, morphological and lexical matters, leaving syntactic aspects mostly unconsidered. Using the corpus of 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel as a basis, this book investigates five key topics in the syntax of the Aramaic of Targum Jonathan: the use of the states of the noun (determination), the morphosyntax of the numerals, the distribution of the genitive constructions, the verbal system, and word order. It includes a detailed comparative discussion of these syntactic features with reference to other types of Aramaic and attempts to show how the syntax of Targum Jonathan can shed light on the classification of its language within Aramaic as a whole and therefore contribute to our knowledge of its origin and early history.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peeters Publishers
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 9042922117
• ISBN 13: 9789042922112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 285