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Targum II on Esther 7:10
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 7:45 am
by Giuseppe
I would like to find this quote:
The son of Hamdatha wants to hang on the tree the son of Pandira
Thanks in advance for any reference/link.
Re: Targum II on Esther 7:10
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:22 am
by Giuseppe
the passage is interesting because "the son of Hamdatha" is the evil Haman.
So the Talmudist was showing solidarity with the victim ("the son of Pandira", i.e. Jesus).
Re: Targum II on Esther 7:10
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:12 am
by andrewcriddle
See discussion
here and
here
It is an anti-Christian joke.
Andrew Criddle
Re: Targum II on Esther 7:10
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:39 am
by Giuseppe
Thank you!
Dubourg has found, inter alia, that the term used in the Talmud above for 'tree' is ʼKSNDRYʼ, having the same meaning of 'Alexandrians', 'Alexandria', and 'Alexander'.
So while Karabbas is derided by the "Alexandrians" in Philo, Jesus is hanged on a "tree" in some Christian texts.
Coincidence?