Angelic Speech & Aramaic Translation: A Talk by Professor Bruce Chilton

For over a thousand years, the Hebrew Bible was translated into Aramaic. The rendering was often free-ranging, adaptive, and expansive. The Targumim, as they are called on the basis of their Aramaic name, reflect how the biblical texts were understood as much as what the original words said. Yet midway through the period of Targumic formation, some rabbis have been interpreted to say that the angels before God speak only Hebrew, so that prayers in Aramaic are not heard. This discussion of Aramaic translations will try to elucidate this discrepancy between the interpretations.

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Time: 1:20 pm – 3:00 pm EST/GMT-5

Location: Olin Humanities, Room 307

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