The Aramaic Version of Ruth

by Etan Levine

In antiquity, the populace assimilated not the written word of the Hebrew Bible, but the Aramaic paraphrase that was publicly read to them. For as Hebrew became increasingly unintelligible to the masses, the custom arose of translating the scriptural reading into Aramaic vernacular. During the New Testament period, therefore, most Jews as well as Christians relied upon the targum for their understanding of the Hebrew Old Testament scripture lesson...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8876530584
• ISBN13: 9788876530586
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: Gregorian & Biblical Press
• Length: 171 Pages