I have already outlined the use of Targumim, or rather one particular Targum, within the context of the serpent seed of Satan theory, for examples in the following articles: Zen Garcia on the Hebrew Torah, Aramaic Targum and English KJV and Zen Garcia on Eve’s desire for the Angel of the LORD.
Herein, I thought to make some succinct statements for the sake of simplification.
There are various Targumim: this refers Aramaic versions of the Tanakh, the Old Testament. Yet, they are not merely translations but include many paraphrases, interpretations, commentaries and editorial additions of all sorts—some are very loose in the editorializing and include much Rabbinic folklore. These began to be produced before the time of Jesus to as late as the 600s AD—and this will become key.
Serpent seed of Satan theorist Zen Garcia actually claims that “the Targum” is “the original” text of Genesis (something he merely asserts). In fact, he has published a book titled, “The Aramaic and Palestinian Targums” which is “edited” by Zen Garcia and his one and only qualification for editing historical texts of varied languages is that he has an internet connection—such is the nature of pop-research; have search engine will go! People need to keep in mind that IE refers to Internet Explorer and not to Instant Expert.
When challenged on his Targum of preference he will make a generic statement about Targumim’s BC commencement. That is even though I have pointed out to him very many times that the Targum to which he refers dates to over half a millennia after Jesus. Yet, he is very hesitant to admit, note and repeat to others that that this is a fact.
But since we have earlier Hebrew manuscripts, earlier Greek manuscripts, et al., why does he so heavily rely on such a very late dated Aramaic text? Simply, it is because it is the only version of Genesis in any language that states that which he presupposes he wants to hear.
His end game is to prove that Eve had sex with Satan, that Cain is Satan’s literal son and that Cain’s lineage carry within them Satanic genetics.
One of the key texts when considering the theory is Genesis 4:1 which reads as follows:
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
Since the text is so very clear, Serpent seed of Satan theorists cannot let is stand as is. Some of them have taken to asserting that the one and only text in the Bible that contradicts their theory is Genesis 4:1 and that text has been mistranslated. The fact is that Genesis 4:1 deals a death blow to their theory and the rest of the Bible knows nothing of it.
Here is an example of Genesis 4:1 that specifies Cain’s birth (note that Hava is Eve and Kain is Cain) from the Targum Onkelos which dates to the 2nd century AD:
And Adam knew Hava his wife, and she conceived, and gave birth to Kain; and she said, I have acquired the man from before the Lord.
If this sounds familiar it is because this is a standard text and even modern English Bibles vary but the slightest bit—and do so in terminology and not in meaning.
Consider the Syriac Bible, the Peshitta, which dates from between 100 BC and 100 AD:
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD.”
This is as is common and you can discern the slight variation from the above quoted “from the Lord” to “with the help of the LORD.”
An Aramaic Bible translated by Victor Alexander (based on cuneiform manuscripts discovered by archeologists in Mesopotamia in the late 19th century AD) has the text as1:
And Adam had intercourse with Eve and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gained a man for the Lord.”
Again: same difference.
Sir Lancelot Brenton’s translation of the Septuagint aka LXX, the Greek Tanakh that was first translated in the 3rd century BC has the text as:
And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and brought forth Cain and said, I have gained a man through God.
Getting tired of the repetitiveness as of yet? Well, indeed, the Bible is consistent regardless of language or translation when handled property.
So with such consistency, what text claims that Eve had sex with Satan? No text does which is why someone who wants to asserts as much must go hunting for anything they can twist and turn into that claim un-, non- and anti-biblical claim.
In the next segment, we will consider the text of the Targum which is claimed to be the original and note that its reworked text not only does not help but further hinders serpent seed of Satan theorists.
You can find my entire serpent seed of Satan series here.
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