Late Jewish Literary Aramaic: Some considerations about the Aramaic language of Tárgum Pseudo-Jonathan

Abstract

In the history of the Aramaic Language, what is the exact position of Targum Pseudo-Jonathan? This paper presents the status quaestionis in the debate about the language of Targum Pseudo-Jonathan and then analyzes the text of Pseudo-Jonathan of Gn 41: “Yosef’s interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream” in comparison with the text of Onqelos, Neofiti and the Syriac Peshitta. The conclusions summarize the nature of the Aramaic dialect of Targum Pseudo-Jonathan as it is employed in chapter 41 of Gn.