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.
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Preface and Acknowledgments vii
Editorial Notes and Abbreviations xi
Introduction : Two Arabic Commentaries on the Apocalypse of John in Historical and Cultural Context, 1
Stephen J. Davis
1 Būlus al-Būshī on Revelation 1–3: Christology and Christian-Muslim Encounter, 9
Shawqi Talia and Stephen J. Davis
2 Ibn Kātib Qayṣar on Visions, Angels, Prophets, and Dreams, 22
Stephen J. Davis
3 Ibn Kātib Qayṣar on Revelation 1–3: The First Vision and the Letters to the Seven Churches, 41
T. C. Schmidt, with contributions by Stephen J. Davis
4 Būlus al-Būshī, Commentary on the Apocalypse of John, ch. 1–3, 60
Translated by Shawqi Talia; edited by Stephen J. Davis
5 Ibn Kātib Qayṣar, Commentary on the Apocalypse of John, ch. 1–3, 86
Translated by Stephen J. Davis and T. C. Schmidt
Works Cited 149
Subject Index 163
Biblical Index 169
O autorze
Shawqi Talia is lecturer in Semitic Languages, Catholic University of America, and University Teaching Fellow, Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät, University of Munster, Germany. He has published on Syriac, Neo-Aramaic, Garshuni texts, and Medieval Islamic studies.