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

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.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2015.

Series: Biblia Arabica 2.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287464.

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Call Number: BS315.A69 V65 2015

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505 0 0 |a 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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