11-02-2012, 03:24 AM
Shlama,
an additional highlight of the Targums is in comparative studies - pull them out if you're doing deep study on a verse - with the Hebrew, Peshitta AN"K, and the LXX, and you might find some clues to original readings. i've seen some "Janus Parallels" in the Hebrew text that were confirmed by looking at the differing textual witnesses of the Targums. it was like looking at the Greek text of the NT when you come to a variant, and seeing the resolution in the Peshitta! very cool.
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy
an additional highlight of the Targums is in comparative studies - pull them out if you're doing deep study on a verse - with the Hebrew, Peshitta AN"K, and the LXX, and you might find some clues to original readings. i've seen some "Janus Parallels" in the Hebrew text that were confirmed by looking at the differing textual witnesses of the Targums. it was like looking at the Greek text of the NT when you come to a variant, and seeing the resolution in the Peshitta! very cool.
Chayim b'Moshiach,
Jeremy