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The Bible in Arabic : the Scriptures of the "People of the Book" in the language of Islam / Sidney H. Griffith.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Princeton [N.J. : Princeton University Press, (c)2013.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781400846580
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BS315 .B535 2013
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Contents:
Subject: From the first centuries of Islam to well into the Middle Ages, Jews and Christians produced hundreds of manuscripts containing portions of the Bible in Arabic. Until recently, however, these translations remained largely neglected by Biblical scholars and historians. In telling the story of the Bible in Arabic, this book casts light on a crucial transition in the cultural and religious life of Jews and Christians in Arabic-speaking lands. In pre-Islamic times, Jewish and Christian scriptures circulated orally in the Arabic-speaking milieu. After the rise of Islam--and the Qur'an's a.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I: The Bible in Pre-Islamic Arabia; CHAPTER II: The Bible in the Arabic Qur'ān; CHAPTER III: The Earliest Translations of the Bible into Arabic; CHAPTER IV: Christian Translations of the Bible into Arabic; CHAPTER V: Jewish Translations of the Bible into Arabic; CHAPTER VI: Muslims and the Bible in Arabic; CHAPTER VII: Intertwined Scriptures; Bibliography; Index.

From the first centuries of Islam to well into the Middle Ages, Jews and Christians produced hundreds of manuscripts containing portions of the Bible in Arabic. Until recently, however, these translations remained largely neglected by Biblical scholars and historians. In telling the story of the Bible in Arabic, this book casts light on a crucial transition in the cultural and religious life of Jews and Christians in Arabic-speaking lands. In pre-Islamic times, Jewish and Christian scriptures circulated orally in the Arabic-speaking milieu. After the rise of Islam--and the Qur'an's a.

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