Biblia Arabica: Critical edition and digital catalog of Arabic manuscripts of the Old Testament and their paratexts
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Biblia Arabica: Researching and preserving the Arabic translations of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
The Biblia Arabica project is the first comprehensive study of Arabic translations of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament –– a central testimony to the shared cultural heritage of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities in the Near East. These translations document centuries of religious and linguistic interconnection, but are now in danger of being forgotten.
[Translate to English:] Illustration in Sīrat al-Iskandar Ḏū l-Qarnain by Ibn-Fīlibus al-Yūnānī, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Ms. or. fol. 2195, f. 12v. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 DE.Biblia Arabica: Critical edition and digital catalog of Arabic manuscripts of the Old Testament and their paratexts
Host Academy
Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Location and federal state
Munich, Bavaria; Frankfurt a.M., Hesse
Type
Editions: Theology
Project number
II.A.31-1/-2
Using state-of-the-art methods of digital humanities, the team will identify and describe around 8,200 manuscripts and make them digitally available through a selection of editions and English translations. They will also investigate historical contexts, translators, and usage traditions. The aim is to preserve this unique heritage, and make it visible and accessible worldwide –– as a historical reflection of pluralistic culture and a contribution to interreligious dialogue.
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