Understanding the Greatest Bible Translator. In English. "At last, the English speaking world will be able to understand why our Sages mandated the weekly reading of Onkelos and why it is imperative for us today to understand the Torah through the eyes of the most accepted and popular translator of the Bible in Jewish History." - Rabbi Yonah Metzger, Chief Rabbi of Israel ".an important work for all those who want to take Torah seriously" - Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor, Yeshiva University More than one thousand translations of the Bible have been written; none achieved the prominence and importance of the Targum Onkelos, an Aramaic translation of the Pentateuch, written more than 1600 years ago. During the last decade, Bible scholars Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner and Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin published a five volume translation of the Targum with a running English commentary. Understanding Onkelos is a companion volume that, by Torah portion, provides fifty four lessons that clarify the uniqueness and brilliance of Onkelos in understanding the biblical text. This is a "must read" text for all lovers of Torah. About the Authors Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner is Professor Emeritus at the University of Denver and Founding Director and Director Emeritus of its Center for Judaic Studies; and Founding Director and Director Emeritus of the Mizel Museum in Denver. He received six degrees of higher learning from Yeshiva University, including a doctorate in Jewish History. He has written, edited or co-edited ten volumes and many scholarly articles. Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin is the author of eighteen books, eleven of which are on the topic of Onkelos. He was the first scholar to recognize that the Targum took hundreds of items from the Tannaitic Midrashim - those that were edited around 400 CE - and even incorporated many words found in these Midrashim in his translation. He received a number of Rabbinic ordinations, and earned a B.A. in Theology, an M.Ed. in Psychology, an M.A. in Hebrew Literature, a J.D. in Law and a Ph.D. in Aramaic Literature. He is currently working on three forthcoming titles. Title: Understanding Onkelos: The Greatest Bible Translator Authors: Rabbi Dr. Stanley M. Wagner and Rabbi Dr. Israel Drazin Publisher: Targum Press ISBN 978-1-56871-752-4 Price: $33.99 Publication Date: October 2012 Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing & Sales US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 <http://566896.sigclick.mailinfo.com/sigclick/05070409/0A044F03/07070105/4F0 020121323.jpg> _____ << ella for Spam Control >> has removed 209 Spam messages and set aside 9103 Newsletters for me You can use it too - and it's FREE! www.ellaforspam.com
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