II. The Language Barrier

Chapters in this book

1. i-iv i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Preface vii
4. Table of Contents xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Introductory Essays
7. I. The People and the Book 3
8. II. The Language Barrier 8
9. III. Tradition and Translation 14
10. IV. The Extant Targums 20
11. V. The Aramaic Version as Textual Witness 31
12. VI. General Characteristics of Targum 37
13. The Aramaic Version of the Bible
14. I. Aspects of Monotheism 45
15. II. The Name of God 57
16. III. The Angelic, the Demonic & the Occult 62
17. IV. Revelation through Word and Wonder 74
18. V. On Divine Justice 80
19. VI. Free Will and the Evil Urge 93
20. VII. Israel of the Flesh; Apologetic Biography 99
21. VIII. Imputed Merit and Imputed Guilt 107
22. IX. The Holiness Imperative 112
23. X. The Jerusalem Temple 117
24. XI. Repentance and Atonement 124
25. XII. On Prayer 131
26. XIII. On Torah 135
27. XIV. The Legitimation of Pharisaic Authority 142
28. XV. Pharisaic-Rabbinic Law and Institutions 149
29. XVI. Contradictions of Pharisaic-Rabbinic Law 154
30. XVII. History and Historiography 167
31. XVIII. The Theology of Exile 173
32. XIX. Confronting Pagan Civilization 181
33. XX. Anti-Christian Polemic 188
34. XXI. Anti Moslem Polemic 194
35. XXII. The Messiah 199
36. XXIII. Resurrection and the Afterlife 216
37. Select Bibliography 227
38. Source Index 233
39. Index of Aramaic and Hebrew Terms 251
40. Subject Index 253
41. 259-262 259