Arabic versions of the Pentateuch : a comparative study of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sources

Arabic versions of the Pentateuch : a comparative study of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sources / Ronny Vollandt.

This work offers a seminal research into Arabic translations of the Pentateuch. It is no exaggeration to speak of this field as a terra incognita. Biblical versions in Arabic were produced over many centuries, on the basis of a wide range of source languages (Hebrew, Syriac, Greek, or Coptic), and i...

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Main Author: Vollandt, Ronny (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2015.
Series:Biblia Arabica ; 2.
Subjects:
Bible. > Pentateuch. > Arabic > Versions.
Bible. > Pentateuch > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Pentateuch > Translating.
Bible. > Pentateuch.
Bible. > Pentateuch
Manuscripts, Arabic.
Manuscripts, Arabic
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • 1 Previous Scholarship: Concerns and Limitations
  • 2 "A Clear Language that Ordinary People Understand": The Linguistic Background
  • 3 The Rise of Arabic Translations
  • 4 Muslims and Their Use of the Arabic Pentateuch
  • 5 The Arabic Pentateuch in Early Printed Books
  • 6 Summary
  • 7 Introduction
  • 8 Translation Technique
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Appendices
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Subjects
  • Index of Sources
  • Index of Manuscripts.

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