Questions regarding the Aramaic sections of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and the translations known as the Targums.
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What does the abbreviation "Tg. Ps.-J" mean?
I'm writing a biblical Hebrew exegesis research paper and I'm struggling to understand what a particular abbreviation means: "Tg. Ps.-J." It's in the Word Biblical Commentary 6A on Deuteronomy. I've seen it before but it's quite important to the…
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What is "thrown" into the "fire" in Daniel 7:11 - the "beast" or its "body"?
Daniel 7:11
"As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.
(Berean Standard Bible)
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In Mark 14:36 ("Abba, Father") is the repetition Jesus' or Mark's?
Mark 14:36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee...
Is there any way to know if Jesus actually said, "Father, Father" ("Abba, Abba") here, with Mark leaving the first "Abba" untranslated so readers would know the actual word…
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What is the root Aramaic translated as ‘cowardly’ in Revelation 21:8 seeing as the Greek ‘δειλός’ is used both in Mark 4:40 and in Revelation 21?
I’ve always found Jesus’ rebuke of his disciples in the Mark 4 passage a bit harsh when considering that that same word also occurs in Revelation 21:8 —
“But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for
murderers, the sexually…
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