{"product_id":"arabic-versions-of-the-pentateuch-a-comparative-study-of-jewish-christian-and-muslim-sources-9789004289918","title":"Arabic Versions of the Pentateuch: A Comparative Study of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Sources","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work offers a seminal research into Arabic translations of the Pentateuch. It is no exaggeration to speak of this field as a terra incognita. Biblical versions in Arabic were produced over many centuries, on the basis of a wide range of source languages (Hebrew, Syriac, Greek, or Coptic), and in varying contexts. The textual evidence for this study is exclusively based on a corpus of about 150 manuscripts, containing the Pentateuch in Arabic or parts thereof.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ronny Vollandt’s Arabic Versions of the Pentateuch is without a doubt the most important study of the Bible in Arabic to appear in recent decades. He combines close textual study of the earliest Arabic version of the Pentateuch, translated from the Syriac Peshitta in the early ninth century CE, with a masterful overview of Arabic Bible translations in general and their importance for the history of the largely Jewish and Christian communities in which they were produced. The book is a ground-breaking contribution to a long neglected area of study that is crucial to the history of the relations between Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Vollandt prepares the way for future scholars of the Bible in Arabic in many ways, one of the most important of them being his careful listing and description of all the available manuscripts of the Pentateuch in Arabic translation, scattered in libraries around the world or available in digitized form. His method of analyzing the Arabic translators’ technique of translation is masterful and sets a new standard for this exacting task, which, when well done, tells the historian much about the circumstances in synagogue or church life in which the translation was produced. Vollandt’s Arabic Versions of the Pentateuch is a must-read for any future scholar who would study the Arabic translation of a biblical book and one hopes that his success will inspire a new generation to discover the joys and benefits of Arabic Bible research'. - Sidney H. Griffith, Institute of Christian Oriental Research, The Catholic University of America, Washington  'Vollandt has succeeded admirably in his goal of arguing for the importance and relevance of the Arabic versions in biblical scholarship, and it is hoped that he and others will build on this work by engaging in similar studies of other sections of the Bible. Brill’s recently launched Biblia Arabica series, of which this is the second volume to appear, will serve as an excellent forum for such future efforts'. - John Kaltner, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee [Review published by RBL © 09\/2016 by the Society of Biblical Literature]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE   CHAPTER ONE - PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP: CONCERNS AND LIMITATIONS   CHAPTER TWO - “A CLEAR LANGUAGE THAT ORDINARY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND”: THE LINGUISTIC BACKGROUND  The Melkites  The Syriac Orthodox Church  The Church of the East  The Copts  Jewish Communities  The Samaritans   CHAPTER THREE - THE RISE OF ARABIC TRANSLATIONS  Melkite Translations  West- and East-Syriac Translations  Coptic Translations  Mozarabic Translations  Jewish Translations  Early Non-Saadianic Translations  The Tafsīr of Saadiah Gaon  Qaraite Translations  Samaritan Translations   CHAPTER FOUR - MUSLIMS AND THEIR USE OF THE ARABIC PENTATEUCH  ʿAlī ibn Rabban Ibn Qutayba Al-Ṭabarī  Ibn Ḥazm   CHAPTER FIVE - THE ARABIC PENTATEUCH IN EARLY PRINTED BOOKS  The Constantinople Polyglot  Pentateuchus Mosis Arabicè  The Paris Polyglot  The London Polyglot  Biblia Sacra Arabica (1671–73)   CHAPTER SIX - SUMMARY   CHAPTER SEVEN - INTRODUCTION  The Manuscripts  Textual affinities  Text Divisions   CHAPTER EIGHT - TRANSLATION TECHNIQUE Syntax Word Order Coordinate clauses  Subordinate clauses  Conditional clauses  Interrogative clauses  Moods  Infinitives  Participles  Negation  The Vocative  Summary Vocabulary  Use of cognates  Transliterations  Homophonic roots  Islamic vocabulary  Alternative translations  Lexical consistency  Names  The lexical representation of anthropomorphisms Summary Particles  The accusative marker ܬܝ  The accusative marker -ܠ The particle of being ܬܝܐ  The particles of similitude ܬܘܟܐ , ܟܝܐ , and ܟܝܐ The particle of possession -ܝܕ  The particle ܐܗ  Prepositions  Summary Style Additions  Omissions  Substitutions  Summary CHAPTER NINE - CONCLUSION  APPENDICES Inventory of manuscripts ArabHeb: Translations from the Hebrew  ArabSyr: Translations from the Syriac ArabSyr_Hex: Translations from the Syro-Hexapla  ArabGreek: A Translation from the Greek  ArabCopt: Translations from the Coptic manuscripts based on prints  Unidentified or not accessible  Text Divisions  BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210667417943,"sku":"9789004289918","price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/arabic-versions-of-the-pentateuch-a-comparative-study-of-jewish-christian-and-muslim-sources-9789004289918","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}