Rabbinic Traditions in Jerome's Translation of the Book of Numbers
Although the possibility of rabbinic traditions informing Jerome's translation of the Bible according to the Hebrews, the so-called Vulgate, has long been acknowledged, identification of these traditions remains a desideratum. Such identification involves challenging but manageable source-cri...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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Journal of Biblical literature
Année: 2017, Volume: 136, Numéro: 3, Pages: 539-563 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Littérature rabbinique
/ Réception <scientifique>
/ Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius 345-420
/ Bibel (Vulgata)
/ Bibel. Numeri
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| Classifications IxTheo: | BH Judaïsme HB Ancien Testament KAB Christianisme primitif |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Christians
B Jews B Bible. Hebrews B Bible. Numbers B Philology B VULGATE Bible |
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| Résumé: | Although the possibility of rabbinic traditions informing Jerome's translation of the Bible according to the Hebrews, the so-called Vulgate, has long been acknowledged, identification of these traditions remains a desideratum. Such identification involves challenging but manageable source-critical issues. We now know more about Jerome's more general methods from the works of Adam Kamesar, Hillel Newman, and Michael Graves. They indicate that Jerome's grammatically informed recentiores-rabbinic philology provides a basis for incorporating unreferenced oral rabbinic traditions in his translation. In this article, I examine several texts from the book of Numbers that reflect Jerome's practices, including his utilization of these Jewish traditions. In addition, I outline a method for securely determining rabbinic influences. Finally, the close textual analysis contributes to recent developments in translation studies and Hieronymian studies. Attention to the process of the translator offers a perspective that differs from a simple comparison between the source text and target text. Such a thick description of Vulgate Numbers shows how translation can create a bridge, not a wall, between Jews and Christians. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1363.2017.283574 |