The targumic toseftot to Ezekiel / by Alinda Damsma.

• Superior document: Studies in the Aramaic interpretation of Scripture, v. 13
• Author: Damsma, Alinda.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the Aramaic interpretation of Scripture ; v. 13.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Notes: This study represents a revised version of the author's doctoral dissertation submitted to University College London in 2008.

This book focuses on the additional liturgical and alternative readings of Targum Ezekiel, the so-called Targumic Toseftot. The critical text, translation, and commentary are presented with special reference to the long segments of unique mystical lore that are preserved in the Targumic Toseftot to Ezekiel 1, the chapter which describes the prophet’s vision of the celestial chariot. This unique manuscript material sheds light on a relatively dark chapter in the reception history of early Jewish mystical lore, being closely related to the Hekhalot literature, and to the Shi‛ur Qomah tradition in particular. The volume concludes with a systematic treatment of the Targumic Toseftot to Ezekiel in relation to their Aramaic dialect, date and provenance, as well as their historical and social setting.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- I. Introduction -- II. The Targumic Toseftot to Ezekiel 1 -- III. Targumic Tosefta to Ezekiel 28:13 -- IV. Targumic Toseftot to Ezekiel 37 -- V. Concluding Observations -- Appendix A: The Targumic Versions of the Recovery of the Book of the Torah -- Appendix B: The Targumic Versions of Deuteronomy 28:36 -- Appendix C: The Order of the Heavens in Rabbinic Literature -- Appendix D: The Stature of the Godhead in Sefer Haqqomah compared with the Stature of the Ḥayyot in bornḤagiga 13a and in TosTgs. Ezekiel 1:1 -- Appendix E: The Concept of the Macrocosmic Body in the Ancient near East -- Appendix F: The Order of the Underworlds in Rabbinic Literature -- Appendix G: Aggadah on the Premature Exodus of the Tribe of Ephraim in Rabbinic Literature -- Bibliography -- Index of Sources.