The 'Kaufman Effect' in the Pseudo-Jonathan Targum
S.A. Kaufman has recently enunciated a rule of textual criticism that he has applied to certain targum texts-namely, that a frequently copied work will have more changes due to copyist interference at the beginning than at the end. Therefore the best evidence for the original readings and language o...
| Published in: | Aramaic studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2006
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Aramaic studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Targum
/ Textual criticism
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| Further subjects: | B
Targum
Pseudo-Jonathan
S.A. Kaufman
textual criticism
Genesis
Exodus
Aramaic
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| Summary: | S.A. Kaufman has recently enunciated a rule of textual criticism that he has applied to certain targum texts-namely, that a frequently copied work will have more changes due to copyist interference at the beginning than at the end. Therefore the best evidence for the original readings and language of such a text is in its latter portions. An examination of certain orthographical, grammatical, and lexical elements in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan confirms the presence of this 'Kaufman Effect' in that targum; archaic or 'classical' elements tend to cluster in Genesis and Exodus, but are much less frequent in the later books. This has implications for the understanding of Pseudo-Jonathan's grammar and textual development. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Contains: | In: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1477835106073785 |