No Death without Sin on the New Earth: Isaiah 65:20 in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic

P. Sanders

No Death without Sin on the New Earth: Isaiah 65:20 in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic

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Abstract

In this contribution, I reconsider the interpretation of the Hebrew text of Isaiah 65:20 and describe the ways in which the verse was rendered in the Septuagint and Targum Jonathan. Obviously, the early translators experienced the Hebrew original as problematic and consciously decided to refrain from a literal rendering in Greek and Aramaic. Modern exegetes regard especially the final colon of the Hebrew verse as enigmatic. Their objections concur only partially with the reasons why the text raised questions in early Judaism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Septuagint, Targum and Beyond
Subtitle of host publication	Comparing Aramaic and Greek Versions from Jewish Antiquity
Editors	Michaël van der Meer, Jan Joosten, David Shepherd
Place of Publication	Leiden
Publisher	Brill Academic Publishers
Chapter	5
Pages	129-140
Number of pages	12
Publication status	Published - 15 Jan 2020

Publication series

Name	Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism
Publisher	Brill
Volume	193

Access to Document

https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004416727_007

Cite this

Sanders, P. (2020). No Death without Sin on the New Earth: Isaiah 65:20 in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic. In M. van der Meer, J. Joosten, & D. Shepherd (Eds.), Septuagint, Targum and Beyond: Comparing Aramaic and Greek Versions from Jewish Antiquity (pp. 129-140). (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism; Vol. 193). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004416727_007

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Sanders, P 2020, No Death without Sin on the New Earth: Isaiah 65:20 in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic. in M van der Meer, J Joosten & D Shepherd (eds), Septuagint, Targum and Beyond: Comparing Aramaic and Greek Versions from Jewish Antiquity. Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, vol. 193, Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, pp. 129-140. <https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004416727_007>

No Death without Sin on the New Earth: Isaiah 65:20 in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic. / Sanders, P.
Septuagint, Targum and Beyond: Comparing Aramaic and Greek Versions from Jewish Antiquity. ed. / Michaël van der Meer; Jan Joosten; David Shepherd. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers, 2020. p. 129-140 (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism; Vol. 193).

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