Last month I presented my paper on the conversion of Ruth in Targum Ruth. I noted, in passing, that the Targum also explains why the two sons/husbands died in Moab. 4 They [Mahlon and Chilion] transgressed the decree of the Memra of…
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Ruth 3
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Trying to sneak up on writing by taking pictures of my subject matter. 
Targumic and Midrashic (or Talmudic) parallels
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There has long been debate about which rabbinic text is dependent upon which. It is very rare that we know certainly the date of the texts or when one is clearly citing or building its own interpretation upon that of…
Ruth, daughter of Eglon, and the origin of midrashic traditions
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I am in the final stages of preparing my paper on the transformation of the character of Ruth in her Targum and I thought I would share one nugget here with a comment about determining primacy of exegetical traditions. The…
Working on Ruth and Taking Pictures
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Not at the same time, usually. As with most summers, this is my time to try and get some writing done. I continue, slowly but surely, to make progress on my book on TgRuth. Next month I will be presenting…