Muʿtazila in der arabischen Bibelübersetzung des Bišr b. al-Sirrī

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Preferred Citation

Blumenthal, Christian. “Muʿtazila in der arabischen Bibelübersetzung des Bišr b. al-Sirrī.” Arabica 65, no. 3 (May 7, 2018): 314–30.

Abstract

Examines the reasons Bishr b. al-Sirrī translated "Pharisees" as "Muʿtazilā" in Acts and the Epistles in MS: Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery, Ar. 151. Blumenthal responds to claims made by Joose in his introduction to the Arabic Diatessaron https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/5EFS752I, arguing that Bishr's affinity for Islamic terminology does not sufficiently account for this translation. He proposes that Bishr represented "Pharisees" (including Paul and Gamaliel) as "Muʿtazilā" because of their pious asceticism and eschatological views, especially about the Resurrection.

Full Citation Information

Article

Title: Muʿtazila in der arabischen Bibelübersetzung des Bišr b. al-Sirrī

Author: Christian Blumenthal

URI: https://biblia-arabica.com/bibl/E2PAWMVY  Link to Biblia Arabica bibliography Bibliographic Record.

DOI: 10.1163/15700585-12341491 

Publication

Title: Arabica

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Date of Publication: 2018/05/07

Pages: 314-330

Volume: 65

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Subject Headings

2 Corinthians  2 Timothy  Acts  Colossians  Ephesians  Galatians  Matthew  Philippians  Romans  Christian  Gospels  Pauline Epistles  Syriac  Qur'anic/Islamic Terminology  Bishr b. al-Sirrī 

Cited Manuscripts

Cairo, Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Bibl. 136 (=Joose E)  Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, Ar. e. 163 (=Joose O)  Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery, Ar. 112  Sinai, St. Catherine's Monastery, Ar. 151  Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Ar. 14 (=Joose A)  Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Borg. Ar. 250 (=Joose B) 
 

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Editorial Responsibility:

  • Ronny Vollandt, general editor, Biblia Arabica
  • Ronny Vollandt and Nathan P. Gibson, editors, Biblia Arabica
  • Nathan P. Gibson, entry contributor, “Muʿtazila in der arabischen Bibelübersetzung des Bišr b. al-Sirrī”
  • Adrian Binder, entry contributor, “Muʿtazila in der arabischen Bibelübersetzung des Bišr b. al-Sirrī”
  • Vevian Zaki, entry contributor, “Muʿtazila in der arabischen Bibelübersetzung des Bišr b. al-Sirrī”

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  • Record added to Zotero by Nathan P. Gibson
  • Record edited in Zotero by Adrian Binder
  • Primary editing by Vevian Zaki

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