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The Bible in Arabic : the Scriptures of the "People of the Book" in the language of Islam /
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 Bib...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton [N.J.] :
Princeton University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern world.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400846580 1400846587 |