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

By:

Griffith, Sidney Harrison

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern worldPublication details: Princeton [N.J.] : Princeton University Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781400846580
1400846587

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

220.4/6 23

LOC classification:

BS315.A69 G75 2013eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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 bibliographical references and 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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