tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222965.post5728930689048129114..comments2023-11-03T11:56:38.726-04:00Comments on the Seforim blog: Nachmanides Introduced the Notion that Targum Onkelos Contains DerashDan Rabinowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11519934722728609504noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15222965.post-18826555384040546172015-10-23T09:49:15.939-04:002015-10-23T09:49:15.939-04:00A footnote to Dr Drazin's very interesting pos...A footnote to Dr Drazin's very interesting post on Onkelos and Rambam: the debate between RambaM and RambaN on whether or not Onkelos sought to free the Torah of anthropomorphisms (Ramban, Bereshit 46:1) is reflected in modern scholarship as well. Details: M. Kellner, Maimonides' Confrontation with Mysticism, p. 177.<br />Furthermore, since, as Dr Drazin shows, pre-RambaNians, including Hazal, prized Onkelos' translation because of its faithfulness to Peshat, perhaps contemporary translators of the Torah (for synagogue use) should be more peshat and less derash oriented?<br />Menachem KellnerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185870020150736347noreply@blogger.com