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