RT Article T1 Current Trends in Targum Research JF Currents in biblical research VO 10 IS 3 SP 442 OP 453 A1 Lasair, Simon 1978- LA English YR 2012 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1775177564 AB This article proposes that targum studies is in the midst of a significant transition away from the traditional philological disciplines and toward methodologies more informed by contemporary literary and linguistic theory. This article traces the broad contours of this transition, surveying philological scholarship on the targums and outlining some of the ongoing issues with this scholarship. The article then moves to examine some of the emerging modes of study, ending with a brief discussion of some of the finished projects in the field. K1 Targums K1 Targum Onqelos K1 Targum Jonathan K1 Neofiti K1 literary and linguistic theory K1 Aramaic DO 10.1177/1476993X12444691