Dib, Georges

Holding a master’s degree in Muslim-Christian Relations and a master’s degree in Theology, I have developed an interdisciplinary research profile in Biblical and Qur’anic studies, hermeneutics, and interreligious dialogue. My master’s theses focused on exegetical and hermeneutical approaches to religious texts and their impact on interreligious dialogue.

Since 2013, I have been working with Arabic Gospel manuscripts at the Digital Humanities Center of the University of Balamand, Lebanon, where I have particularly engaged with early Arabic translations of the New Testament. This experience sparked my enduring interest in manuscript studies and continues to shape my academic research.

As a prospective PhD candidate affiliated with the project Neighborhood Bibles: The Dissemination of the Tanakh/OT Text Among Muslim Authors, my research examines the reception of the Old Testament among Muslim scholars during the medieval period. This represents a shift from my previous focus on the New Testament to the Old Testament, opening new perspectives on Jewish-Muslim intellectual and religious encounters. I am also an associate researcher of Biblia Arabica.

Areas of Interest

Christian Arabic Literature; Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations; Biblical Studies; Qur’anic Studies; Interreligious Dialogue.

Historical Periods of Interest

Middle Ages.

Positions

Education