I am studying for a master’s degree at the Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich. I focus mainly on the history and literature of Jews and Christians in the Levant and Egypt, with a particular emphasis on the various translations of the Bible into Arabic, Judeo-Arabic, and Syriac. I am also interested in Ottoman Turkish manuscripts, particularly Albertus Bobovius’s translation of the Bible.
Areas of Interest
Arabic versions of the Pentateuch, biblical exegesis, Jewish historiography (Sefer Yosippon), Christian historiography in Arabic, Ottoman Turkish Bible
Historical Periods of Interest
10th through 17th centuries CE
ella.ayoub@campus.lmu.de
Positions
2021
Student Assistant, “Independence and Diversity: Unknown Qaraite Bible Commentaries in Judeo-Arabic from the Early Classical Age”, Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich
2019 – 2021
Student Assistant, “Biblia Arabica: The Bible in Arabic among Jews, Christians and Muslims”, Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich
Education
2021
MA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich
2018 – 2021
BA in Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich (thesis title: “The Legend of the Septuagint in Rabbinic Judaism and Jewish, Christian and Samaritan Historiography in Arabic”; supervisor: Ronny Vollandt)
