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“The One with the Mantle” – Dhū al-Kifl in Early and Classical Muslim Sources: An Etymological Examination
Rämistrasse 59, Room RAA-G-01, University of ZurichIqbal Abd El-Raziq (Tel Aviv University) presented "'The One with the Mantle' – Dhū al-Kifl in Early and Classical Muslim Sources: An Etymological Examination" at the international conference "Polemics and Prophethood in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam" organized by the Sigi … Continued
Biblia Arabica Team Meets with Partners in Athens to Discuss Cataloguing of Mt. Sinai Manuscripts
Three members of the Biblia Arabica team joined discussions last weekend in Athens aimed at developing a proposal to catalogue and describe the hundreds of Arabic and Syriac manuscripts in St. Catherine’s Monastery of the Sinai, the oldest continuously operating … Continued
An introduction to Judaeo-Arabic bible translations with an emphasis on the Karaite bible translator and commentator Yefet Ben Eli
Interdisziplinaeres Zentrum fuer Dialekte und Sprachvariation Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg , DeutschlandDr. Arik Sadan (Tel Aviv/Jerusalem) presented "An introduction to Judaeo-Arabic bible translations with an emphasis on the Karaite bible translator and commentator Yefet Ben Eli" in the conference "Bibeluebersetzungen in sprachvergleichender Perspektive." (Click to download the program.)
Christian Arabic Approaches to Psalms: Reception, Novelty, and Jewish-Christian Interaction
Rosenberg Building, Room 208, Tel Aviv UniversityDr. Miriam Lindgren Hjälm (Sankt Ignatios Theological Academy and Stockholm School of Theology) will present "Christian Arabic Approaches to Psalms: Reception, Novelty, and Jewish-Christian Interaction" at Tel Aviv University's Department of Biblical Studies in the Guest Lectures of the Departmental … Continued
Recently Published: Jewish Biblical Exegesis from Islamic Lands. The Medieval Period.
Meira Polliack and Athalya Brenner-Idan, editors An accessible point of entry into the rich medieval religious landscape of Jewish biblical exegesis Medieval Judeo-Arabic translations of the Hebrew Bible and their commentaries provide a rich source for understanding a formative period … Continued
Recently Published: “The Pauline Epistles in Arabic” by Vevian Zaki
In this study, Vevian Zaki places the Arabic versions of the Pauline Epistles in their historical context, exploring when, where, and how they were produced, transmitted, understood, and adapted among Eastern Christian communities across the centuries. She also considers the … Continued
Dr. Iqbal Abdel Raziq: 2021 winner of Peras Gorgias
Dr. Iqbal Abdel Raziq will receive a book contract and academic editing of their unedited, English-language book draft. Dr. Iqbal Abdel Raziq is a scholar of the Qur’an whose research focuses on its literary aspects, its interaction with Jewish and … Continued
Bible and Arab Christianity: Translation, Interpretation, and Context
The conference is devoted to the Bible among Arab Christians, with a particular focus on its translation from ancient languages into Arabic, the new “lingua franca” of the eastern Middle Ages. Some papers will also deal with the use of … Continued
Recently Published: “Códice Vaticano Árabe XIII” by Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala
Los textos de los evangelios contenidos en la denominada ‘sección arcaica’ del códice Vaticano árabe 13, de suyo un tetraeuangelium, representan uno de los hitos literarios más importantes de la producción textual árabe cristiana, dado que es una de las … Continued
International Workshop on Arabic Biblical Interpretation
Biblical interpretation holds immense significance as it serves as a vital tool for understanding and interpreting the sacred texts of the Bible. The process of biblical interpretation involves a systematic and critical examination of the Scriptures to unearth their … Continued
