The the Scriptures of the "People of the Book" in the language of Islam Griffith, Sidney Harrison. creator text bibliography Electronic books. nju Princeton [N.J.] Princeton University Press 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages). 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. 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. Sidney H. Griffith. Includes bibliographical references and index. In English. Versions History Muslims RELIGION Biblical Reference Concordances RELIGION Biblical Reference Language Study RELIGION Islam General Arabisch Übersetzung Islam Bibel Religion, Jewish Studies, Theology Theology / Judaism / Religion Theology, Jewish Studies and Religious Studies BS315.A69 G75 2013eb 220.4/6 9781400846580 1400846587 22573/ctt262zg1 JSTOR 05DDFBFE-F491-47EE-8CDD-33A9A822461B OverDrive, Inc. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=543155 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=543155 E7B 130204 20200709055741.0 ocn847007927 eng