This book uses the multiple Aramaic translations of Exodus to reveal important similarities and differences between five Aramaic dialects in the use of genitive constructions: the Syriac Peshitta, Targum Onkelos, three corpora of the Palestinian Targum, the Samaritan Targum, and fragments of a Christian Palestinian Aramaic translation of Exodus.

• Acknowledgments (page 11)
• Chapter One: Introduction (page 13)
• A. Purpose (page 13)
• B. Methodology (page 13)
• C. Selection of Categories of Syntactic Relationship between the First and Second Member (page 14)
• D. The Phases of Aramaic (page 14)
• E. The Dialects of Aramaic (page 16)
• F. History of Research (page 28)
• G. Summary of Research (page 38)
• Chapter Two: The Use of Genitive Constructions in Syriac Peshitta (page 41)
• A. Introduction (page 41)
• B. Classification by Combinations (page 41)
• C. Analysis by First Members (page 49)
• D. Analysis by Second Members (page 62)
• E. Combinations Where Both Members Are the Same but a Different Construction Is Used (page 75)
• F. Conclusions (page 75)
• G. A Survey of the Use of Genitive Constructions in Early and Later Syriac Texts (page 77)
• Chapter Three: The Use of Genitive Constructions in Targum Onkelos (page 83)
• A. Introduction (page 83)
• B. Classification by Combinations (page 83)
• C. Analysis by First Members (page 97)
• D. Analysis by Second Members (page 108)
• E. Conclusions (page 123)
• F. A Comparison of the Use of Genitive Constructions in Imperial Aramaic with Their Use in TO Exodus (page 124)
• Chapter Four: The Use of Genitive Constructions in Targum Neofiti I (page 129)
• A. Introduction (page 129)
• B. Classification by Combinations (page 129)
• C. Analysis by First Members (page 142)
• D. Analysis by Second Members (page 158)
• E. Conclusions (page 172)
• Chapter Five: The Use of Genitive Constructions in the Fragments of the Palestinian Targumim (page 173)
• A. Introduction (page 173)
• B. Differences Between TN and the Geniza Mss and Fragment Targums (page 174)
• C. Conclusions (page 179)
• Chapter Six: The Use of Genitive Constructions in Christian Palestinian Aramaic (page 181)
• A. Introduction (page 181)
• B. Classification by Combinations (page 181)
• C. Complete Agreement between CPA, P, and LXX (page 185)
• D. Disagreement between CPA and LXX (page 186)
• E. Disagreement between CPA and P (page 187)
• F. Conclusions (page 190)
• Chapter Seven: The Use of Genitive Constructions in the Samaritan Targum (page 191)
• A. Introduction (page 191)
• B. Classification by Combinations (page 192)
• C. Conclusions (page 195)
• Chapter Eight: Conclusion (page 197)
• A. Major Determinative Criteria (page 197)
• B. Spectrum of Dialects (page 202)
• Bibliography (page 209)