are Bruce Chilton and Geza Vermes. The former has written extensively on the Targums (particularly the Targum of Isaiah) and the New Testament, and due to his work the value of targumic evidence even for studies on the historical Jesus is recognized (e.g. by Craig A. Evans).27 An obvious requirement in a contemporary study of the issue is a clear indication of the methodology being used. All agree that it is not a question of the New Testament being dependent on the Targums (or rabbinic tradition)
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