Interpreting the Qurʾān with the Bible (Tafsīr Al-Qurʾān Bi-L-Kitāb)

Reading the Arabic Bible in the Tafsīrs of Ibn Barraǧān and Al-Biqāʿī
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-44581-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Arabisch, Band 7, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 534 g

Reihe: Biblia Arabica

In Interpreting the Qur'an with the Bible, R. Michael McCoy III examines the reception of the Arabic Bible in tafsir literature by analyzing Ibn Barragan’s (d. 546/1141) and al-Biqa'i’s (d. 885/1480) methods of scriptural engagement.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McCoy III, R Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Dialog & Beziehungen zwischen Religionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Koran, Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

1 Methodology

2 Reading Someone Else’s Kitab

3 Ibn Barragan: Life and Career

4 Al-Biqa'i: Life and Career

2 An Historical Survey of the Bible in Muslim Tradition

1 Tahrif al-ma'na and Tahrif al-nass

2 Biblical Quotation in the Muslim Tradition

3 Conclusion

3 Identifying the Arabic Versions of the Bible Used by Ibn Barragan and al-Biqa'i: A Comparative Analysis

1 The Torah Manuscripts

2 The Gospel Manuscripts

3 The Diatessaron Manuscripts for Ibn Barragan and al-Biqa'i

4 A Verse-by-Verse Analysis of Arabic Bible Manuscripts and Biblical Quotations in the Tafsirs of Ibn Barragan and al-Biqa'i

4 The Scriptural Hermeneutics of Ibn Barragan and al-Biqa'i

1 Al-Biqa'i’s Defense of the Bible: The Aqwal

2 Reception History of Surat Al 'Imran (Q3:7)

3 Ibn Barragan’s and al-Biqa'i’s Scriptural Hermeneutics of the Qur'an and Bible

4 Conclusion

5 Adam in the Gardens of Paradise: Tafsir al-Qur'an bi-l-Kitab in Ibn Barragan’s and al-Biqa'i’s Exegesis of Genesis 1–3

1 Adam’s Garden Interpreted

2 The Garden Narrative in Ibn Barragan’s Tafsir

3 The Garden Narrative in al-Biqa'i’s Tafsir

4 Conclusion

6 The Parable of Muhammad’s Vineyard: Tafsir al-Qur'an bi-l-Kitab in Ibn Barragan’s and al-Biqa'i’s Exegesis of Matthew 19–20

1 Ibn Qutaybah’s Matthean Quotations

2 Ibn Barragan’s and al-Biqa'i’s use of the Ingil

3 The Parable of Muhammad’s Vineyard in Ibn Barragan’s Tafsir: Surahs al-Nisa' (Q4:85–7) and al-Hadid (Q57:26–9)

4 The Parable of Muhammad’s Vineyard in al-Biqa'i’s Tafsir: Surat al-A'raf (Q7:157)

5 Conclusion

7 Conclusion

1 Contexts for Biblical Engagement

2 The Interpretive Tradition

3 Arabic Versions of the Bible

4 Scriptural Hermeneutics

5 Case Studies

6 Avenues for Future Research

Appendix I Table of the Arabic Bible Quotations (Genesis 3:1–7 & Matthew 19:30–20:9) from the Tafsir of Ibn Barragan and the Tafsir of al-Biqa'i

Appendix II Table of the Arabic Bible Quotations (Genesis 3:1–7 & Matthew 19:30–20:9) from the Manuscripts Chosen for Comparison with Ibn Barragan and al-Biqa'i

Bibliography

Index of Names and Subjects

Index of Bible References

Index of Qur'an References

Über Autor(innen)

R. Michael McCoy III, DPhil. (2021), University of Oxford, was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Notre Dame. He has published various articles on the reception of the Arabic Bible in tafsir literature and quranic exegesis, including a recent contribution to Georges Tamer’s (ed.) The Handbook of Qur'anic Hermeneutics (forthcoming).