Revelation 1-3 in Christian Arabic Commentary

Revelation 1-3 in Christian Arabic Commentary

John's First Vision and the Letters to the Seven Churches

  • Autor: Davis, Stephen J.; Schmidt, T.C.; Talia, Shawqi; al-Būshī, Būlus; Qayṣar, Ibn Kātib
  • Editor: Fordham University Press
  • Col·lecció: Christian Arabic Texts in Translation
  • ISBN: 9780823281831
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780823281862
  • eISBN Epub: 9780823281855
  • Lloc de publicació:  New York , United States
  • Any de publicació: 2019
  • Any de publicació digital: 2019
  • Mes: Gener
  • Idioma: Anglés
The first publication in a new series—Christian Arabic Texts in Translation, edited by Stephen Davis—this book presents English-language excerpts from thirteenth-century commentaries on the Apocalypse of John by two Egyptian authors, Būlus al-Būshī and Ibn Kātib Qas.ar. Accompanied by scholarly introductions and critical annotations, this edition will provide a valuable entry-point to important but understudied theological work taking place at the at the meeting-points of the medieval Christian and Muslim worlds.
  • Cover
  • REVELATION 1–3 IN CHRISTIAN ARABIC COMMENTARY
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Editorial Notes and Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Two Arabic Commentaries on the Apocalypse of John in Historical and Cultural Context
  • 1 Būlus al-Būshī on Revelation 1–3: Christology and Christian-Muslim Encounter
  • 2 Ibn Kātib Qayṣar on Visions, Angels, Prophets, and Dreams
  • 3 Ibn Kātib Qayṣar on Revelation 1–3: The First Vision and the Letters to the Seven Churches
  • 4 Būlus al-Būshī, Commentary on the Apocalypse of John, ch. 1–3
  • 5 Ibn Kātib Qayṣar, Commentary on the Apocalypse of John, ch. 1–3
  • Works Cited
  • Subject Index
  • Biblical Index