Onkelos on the Torah Understanding the Bible Text - 5 volume set (English and Hebrew Edition) - Hardcover

Israel Drazin; Stanley M. Wagner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9652295213 ISBN 13: 9789652295217

Publisher: Gefen Publishing House, 2012

Synopsis

This is the full five-volume set of Onkelos On the Torah: Understanding the Bible Text. This is a unique and remarkable translation and English commentary of the Targum Onkelos, the first and only rabbinically authorized translation of the Torah. It contains the Hebrew Massoretic text, a vocalized text of Onkelos and Rashi, Haphtarot in Hebrew with an English translation from the Aramaic Targumim, a scholarly appendix, and a "Beyond the Text" exploration of biblical themes.

About this title

About the Author:

Israel Drazin is the author of seven books, five of which are on Targum Onkelos. He was the first scholar to recognize that the Targum took hundreds of items from the Tannaitic Midrashim- those that were edited around 400 C.E.- and even incorporated many words found in these Midrashim in his translation. He was able, therefore, to date the Targum Onkelos around 400 C.E., a period much later than is widely accepted, because of the TargumĀ s reliance upon these Midrashim.

Stanley M. Wagner is Rabbi Emeritus of The Beth HaMedrosh HaGadol-Beth Joseph Congregation in Denver, Colorado; Professor Emeritus at the University of Denver and Founding Director and Director Emeritus of its Center for Judaic Studies; and Founding Director and Director Emeritus of the Mizel Museum in Denver. He wrote, edited, or co-edited four volumes, A Piece of My Mind, Traditions of the American Jew, Great Confrontations in Jewish History and Great Schisms in Jewish History and was General Editor of a six volume series entitled Christian and Jewish Traditions in the 20th Century.

Review:

An enormous labor, presenting vast quantities of information, handsomely designed, user friendly and an important reference for years to come. --Intermountain Jewish News, June 2006

At last the English speaking world will be able to understand why our Sages mandated the weekly reading of Onkelos. --Rabbi Yona Metzger, Chief Rabbi of Israel

Historical exegetical perspectives are covered intelligently and helpfully, so that the reader becomes aware of the characteristics of the text. --Dr. Avivah Zornberg, author of Genesis: The Beginning of Desire and The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus

About this edition

• Publisher: Gefen Publishing House
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 9652295213
• ISBN 13: 9789652295217
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1534