On Friday we began a discussion of Gen. 3:6 and whether or Eve’s husband was “with her” when she gave him the fruit. This morning I have access to my commentaries and can give a quick run down on their thoughts on the relevant passage, including their lack of comments […]
I’m a Lamborghini Murcielago! Does this sound like me? You’re not subtle, but you don’t want to be. Fast, loud, and dramatic, you want people to notice you, and then get out of the way. In a world full of sheep, you’re a raging bull. Take the Which Sports Car […]
Oh my! Much to my surprise Garrison Keillor offers a NYT review of Lévy’s survey of American life that is completely scathing. Makes me want to quaff a beer, scratch myself, swap my partner, and laugh huh huh huh huh like Beavis and Butthead. In more than 300 pages, nobody […]
I was teaching Gen. 3 today and made a point of the fact that the text says “she also gave some to her husband, who was with her” וַתִּתֵּ֧ן גַּם־לְאִישָׁ֛הּ עִמָּ֖הּ I suggested that one could read the text as implying that Adam was there next to Eve during the […]
I just stumbled across this great resource. This will be a great boon to my non-Jewish students who have never heard Hebrew before they attempt to read the Bible.
I have decided to make my doctoral thesis “Targum Lamentations’ Reading of the Book of Lamentations” available on the net as a pdf since, to the best of my knowledge, there is only one copy at the Bodleian which is not the most convenient place for many. There are many […]
We (the fam) just watched Millions. Wow! Great flick, very thought provoking. The story is outlined in the review above and be sure to read Peter Chattaway’s review here. The movie is a wonderful treatment of the fantastic world of spiritual youth. It is not too terribly iconoclastic nor is […]
This evening I was at an event where the Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island, the Right Reverend Wolf spoke. She recalled her time spent living in homeless shelters as a homeless person (this was during her sabbatical and she readily admits that the fact that she always had a home […]
Many thanks to Jim Davila for welcoming Targuman to the blogosphere! Jim is biblioblog of the month at Biblioblogs.com. Be sure to read the interview for secret knowledge about Jim. I am proud to say I already knew this tidbit of information from a mutual friend here in New Orleans. […]
Very interesting results! Several manuscript images which are well worth a peep with the ol’ orbs. Most interesting results: A Polish company (I think, my Polish is rusty, ok, nonexistent) that sells tires. Rutger’s student newspaper, The Daily Targum. I have always wondered about the origin of their name. Can […]