Contents

Editorial Statement

Acknowledgements

List of Figures and Tables

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Why Christian Aramaism?

1.2 Which Texts Were Edited?

1.3 Contents and Restrictions

Chapter 2 The Complutensian Polyglot Bible

2.1 Short History

2.2 Introductions

Letter to Pope Leo X

Introduction to the Reader

Introduction to the Dictionary

Arguments for Including Targum Onkelos

Comparison with Agustino Giustiniani

2.3 The Targum in a Christian Edition

The Vulgate

The Targum

2.4 Censorship

2.5 Conclusion

Chapter 3 Sephardic Aramaic-Latin Manuscripts

3.1 Alfonso de Zamora’s Manuscripts

3.2 Latin Translation of the Hebrew Bible

Preface and Poem

Motives for Copying and Preserving

3.3 Description of MS t704s

Contents

Marginal Notes

3.4 Description of MS t703s

Headings

Concluding Paratext

Text Divisions

Marginal Notes

Conclusion

3.5 The Latin Translation of the Targum

The Vulgate as Prompter

Translational Style

3.6 The Translation of the Tosefta-Targums

1 Samuel 2:1–6

1 Samuel 15:17

1 Samuel 17:8

1 Samuel 17:39

1 Samuel 17:43

1 Samuel 18:19

2 Samuel 6:23

2 Samuel 12:11–12

3.7 Conclusion

Chapter 4 The Influence of the Rabbinic Bible

4.1 Christian Aramaism in German-Speaking Areas

Conrad Pellican (1538, 1554)

Paul Fagius (1546)

Erasmus Oswald Schreckenfuchs (1553)

Johann Drach (1563–1565)

Immanuel Tremellius (1567)

4.2 Christian Aramaism in French-speaking Areas

Jean Cinquarbre (1549, 1554, 1556)

Pierre Coustau (1554)

Robert Estienne and Son (1556, 1566)

Jean Mercier (1555–1564)

Gilbert Génébrard (1563)

Arnaud de Pontac (1566)

4.3 Conclusion

Chapter 5 The Antwerp Polyglot Bible

5.1 Short History

Early Troubles

Plans for the Polyglot Bible

Royal Subsidies and Conditions

Plantin in Leiden

Benito Arias Montano, the Editor

Troubles Before and After Completion

5.2 Introductions and Motives

Introduction to the Second Volume

Title Pages

Motives for the Edition

5.3 The Edition in General

Books, Chapters and Verses

Paratextual Elements

The Aramaic Text

5.4 The Latin Translation

Consistency in Targum Samuel

Consistency in the Latter Prophets

5.5 Conclusion

Chapter 6 Reworking Earlier Editions

6.1 The Nuremberg Polyglot Bible

Elias Hutter

Motives of Elias Hutter

6.2 Partial Editions and Translations

Petro a Figueiro (1596; 1616)

William Bedwell (1601)

David Pareus (1605, 1616)

Fortunatus Fanensis (1609, 1616)

Edmund Reeve (1614)

6.3 The Sixth Rabbinic Bible

Johann Buxtorf and His Rabbinic Bible

Differences between RB6 and APB

6.4 More Editions and Translations

Willem van der Codde (1621)

Michael Ghislieri (1623)

Samuel Bohl (1637)

Jacob Gerschow (1640)

6.5 Towards the London Polyglot Bible

Christopher Cartwright (1648, 1658)

Francis Taylor (1649, 1651, 1655)

6.6 Conclusion

Chapter 7 The Paris Polyglot Bible

7.1 Short History

7.2 Introductions and Motives

7.3 The Edition in General

7.4 The Latin Translation of the Targums

7.5 Conclusion

Chapter 8 The London Polyglot Bible

8.1 Short History

Plans for the Polyglot Bible

Printing and Selling

Debates after Publication

8.2 The Prospectus

Motives in General

The Targums

Mis-en-Page and Comparison

8.3 Prolegomena and Motives

Prolegomena XII,16 and 20

Prolegomena XII,17–19

8.4 The Latin Translation of the Targums

8.5 Conclusion

Chapter 9 Conclusions

9.1 Overview and Stemmas

Overview of Editions and Translations

Aramaic and Latin Sources

9.2 Justifying Christian Aramaism

Opposing Christian Aramaism

Arguments for Publishing a Polyglot Bible

Arguments That Publishing a Targum Is Not Wrong

Arguments That Publishing a Targum Is Good

9.3 Dualism

Appendix

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Persons

Index of Subjects