8 Dec 2023

أصل مصطلح “العربية اليهودية”: هل يجب أن نستمر في استخدام هذا المصطلح اليوم؟

by ماجدولين كونولي | Magdalen Connolly

by Peter Tarras | posted in: Blog | 0

الحواشي ↑1 نستخدم الاسم اللاتيني، “Judaeo/Judeo-Arabic”، وأحيانً “Jewish-Arabic” ولكن كلا المصطلحين يخلقان انطباعًا بأن اللغة نفسها هي يهودية وبالتالي فهي مميزة على أساس الانتماء الديني. ↑2 أركّز على النصوص العربية المكتوبة بالحروف العبرية في هذا المقال فقط. للاطلاع على آخر … Continued

10 Nov 2023

Biblia Arabica Blog: The Oldest Version of the Book of Job?

by Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala

by Lukas Froschmeier | posted in: Blog | 0

1. Codex Sinai Arabic 1 (Sin. Ar. 1) is one of the jewels of Christian Arabic translation literature.[1] The codex contains Arabic versions of the books of Job, Daniel (including the additions in ch. 3 and the narrative of Bel … Continued

4 Jul 2023

Biblia Arabica Blog: Conference Report: “The Bible and Arab Christianity: Translation, Interpretation, and Context” (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 28-29 April 2023)

by Bishara Ebeid

by Lukas Froschmeier | posted in: Blog | 0

1. From 28 to 29 April 2023, a group of scholars in the field of Arabic Bible and Arab Christian studies gathered at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice to participate in a conference organized by myself in partnership with Syriaca, … Continued

9 Jun 2023

Biblia Arabica Blog: Tracing a Lost Sinaitic Manuscript through a Bible Quotation

by Peter Tarras

by Lukas Froschmeier | posted in: Blog | 0

1. The Arabic Bible has served various functions throughout its history. In the 19th century, for example, it was an important literary medium of the Christian Nahda as well as an object of scientific curiosity for European orientalists.1 The following … Continued

4 May 2023

Biblia Arabica Blog: The Linguistic Nature of the Arabic Gospel Manuscripts: The Status Quaestionis

by Phillip W. Stokes

by Lukas Froschmeier | posted in: Blog | 0

1. Scholarly interest in the Bible in Arabic has surged in recent decades. While traditionally specialists in the textual history of the Bible downplayed the importance of Arabic Bible manuscripts, scholars have increasingly shown the potential significance of these manuscripts, … Continued

7 Feb 2023

Twitch divination texts from the Cairo Genizah

by Gideon Bohak

by Lukas Froschmeier | posted in: Blog | 0

This blog entry is based on the article by Gideon Bohak, “The Book of Twitches of Shem Son of Noah and Other Manuals of Palmomancy from the Cairo Genizah and from al-Quṣayr,” in Andreas Kaplony and Matt Malczycki (eds.), From Samarqand to Toledo: Greek, Sogdian and Arabic Documents and Manuscripts from the Islamicate World and Beyond, [Islamic History and Civilization, 201], Leiden: Brill, 2023, pp. 139-161 (doi:10.1163/9789004527874_007)

7 Feb 2023

Biblia Arabica Blog: Lost in the Margins: Reference Marks in MS Sinai, Arabic 151

by Vevian Zaki

by Lukas Froschmeier | posted in: Blog | 0

In the month of Ramaḍān 253 AH (September/October 867 CE), Bishr ibn al-Sirrī finalized in Damascus his work on translating the Pauline Epistles from Syriac into Arabic, annotating and transcribing them into a manuscript. On a different occasion, he prepared … Continued

7 Feb 2023

Biblia Arabica Blog: From Piety to Superstition: The Use of Psalms in Christian Arabic Magic

by Joseph Faragalla

by Lukas Froschmeier | posted in: Blog | 0

The book of Psalms plays a significant role in both Judaism and Christianity. The psalms are used in prayer, both in public worship and in the believer’s devotional life. The Jewish morning prayer, the פְסוּקֵי דְּזִמְרָא, and the Christian liturgy … Continued

21 Dec 2022

Opening of Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures, October 31, 2022

by Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures

by Lukas Froschmeier | posted in: Blog | 0

We are very happy to share the good news: we have a Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures! On October 31, 2022, the Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures (jac@culture.lmu.de) celebrated its opening with great lectures and wine: Prof. Dr. … Continued

16 Oct 2022

Moving beyond the Jewish (or Muslim or Christian) library: Medieval Egyptian/Syrian elite book culture according to booklist T-S Misc. 24.28

by Konrad Hirschler

by Adrian Binder | posted in: Blog | 0

Studying historical book cultures of North Africa and West Asia on the basis of documentary texts such as manuscript notes and library catalogues has gained in pace in recent years.[1] Among the most important sites for documentary booklists is the … Continued