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Christian Arabic Versions of Daniel: A Comparative Study of Early MSS and Translation Techniques in MSS Sinai Ar. 1 and 2

By Miriam Lindgren Hjälm

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2016
ISBN
9004309284, 9789004309289
ISSN
2213-6401
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3783042 bytes)
Series
Biblia Arabica 4
Pages
xxii+434\457
Topic
Religion
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2016-05-30 03:51:25
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Description

In Christian Arabic Versions of Daniel, Miriam L. Hjälm provides an insight into the Arabic transmission of the biblical Book of Daniel. This book offers an inventory and a classification of extant manuscripts as well as a detailed account of the translation techniques employed in the early manuscripts. The use of the texts is discussed and the various versions are compared with liturgical Bible material. Miriam L. Hjälm shows the importance of Arabic as a tool for understanding the development of the religious heritage of Christian communities under Muslim rule. Arabic became an indispensable part of the everyday life of many Near Eastern Christians and was increasingly used next to the established liturgical languages, which remained the standard measure of the biblical text.

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