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Stokes, Phillip ; Abou-Khatwa, Noha ; Leube, Georg:
Sinai Arabic MS 68 : A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of a Unique Arabic Gospel Manuscript.
In: Journal of Semitic Studies.
Vol. 69
(2024)
Issue 2
.
- pp. 803-867.
ISSN 1477-8556
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jss/fgae020
Abstract in another language
The study of the Bible in Arabic has become a topic of increasing
interest among scholars of the intellectual history of the Islamic world,
as well as Christianity in areas under Islamic rule. Nevertheless, most
Arabic Bible manuscripts remain largely, or even totally, unstudied.
While the textual and theological dimensions of these translations are
attracting increasing scholarly attention, their linguistic analysis remains
dominated by a traditionalist approach now completely outdated. This
paper has two goals, one descriptive and one methodological. First, we
aim to fully describe the Arabic Gospel manuscript Sinai Arabic MS 68,
traditionally dated to the 14th century CE but which we date to the
16th century CE, perhaps in the aftermath of the fall of the Mamluk
empire. Our description focuses on the linguistic nature of the manuscript,
but includes discussions of its history and materiality as well.
Second, we propose a methodological approach to studying the language
of the text that takes seriously non-Classical components and
contextualizes these features within what is known from other such non-
Classical compositions, including especially Christian manuscripts. We
conclude that the manuscript was produced by artisans and a scribe with
significant courtly experience, and shows evidence of multiple normative
linguistic registers, which argues strongly for the importance of
broadening the framework within which scholars interpret such ‘Middle
Arabic’ texts.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair Islamic Studies > Chair Islamic Studies - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Seesemann |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 400 Language > 490 Other languages 900 History and geography > 950 History of Asia 900 History and geography > 960 History of Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2025 09:33 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2025 09:33 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/91506 |