Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • I. Esther in Jewish life, in Jewish liturgy, and history of Jewish interpretation
  • II. Early citation
  • III. The extant manuscripts of the Esther Targums
  • IV. The Aramaic of the Esther Targums
  • V. The nature of the Aramaic paraphrase and its relation to the Hebrew text
  • VI. The relationship of the Targums to Jewish exegesis
  • VII. The theological concepts in the Targums
  • VIII. Date and Provenance of the Esther Targums
  • IX. Editions (E), Translations (T), Commentaries (C), Concordances (CC)
  • X. Principles governing the translation
  • XI. Bibliography of writings
  • XII. The relationship of Targum I (Rishon) to Targum II (Sheni)
  • Translation of the Targum Rishon of Esther
  • Bibliography for Targum Rishon
  • Translation of the Targum Sheni of Esther
  • Bibliography for Targum Sheni
  • Greek loan words in Targum Sheni
  • Appendix
  • Index for introduction and Targum Rishon
  • Index for Targum Sheni.