Review of "Onkelos on the Torah"

As a member of LibraryThing, I sometimes receive books to review based on what's already in my library. Last week I received a copy of Onkelos on the Torah: Understanding the Bible Text Leviticus by Israel Drazin, published by Gefen Books. I was quite impressed with it.

My first reaction when I found out about this book was to wonder "What's the point?" It's a translation into English of a translation into Aramaic of the Torah; how would that differ from a direct translation into English?

( My review )

Rabbis Drazen and Wagner have constructed a book that succeeds both as a work of scholarship accessible to the lay reader and as a contribution to limud Torah.

Review of "Onkelos on the Torah"

As a member of LibraryThing, I sometimes receive books to review based on what's already in my library. Last week I received a copy of Onkelos on the Torah: Understanding the Bible Text Leviticus by Israel Drazin, published by Gefen Books. I was quite impressed with it.

My first reaction when I found out about this book was to wonder "What's the point?" It's a translation into English of a translation into Aramaic of the Torah; how would that differ from a direct translation into English?

( My review )

Rabbis Drazen and Wagner have constructed a book that succeeds both as a work of scholarship accessible to the lay reader and as a contribution to limud Torah.