Revelation 1-3 in Christian Arabic Commentary : : John's First Vision and the Letters to the Seven Churches / / Ibn Kātib Qayṣar, Būlus al-Būshī; ed. by Stephen J. Davis, T.C. Schmidt, Shawqi Talia.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: al-Būshī, Būlus,; Qayṣar, Ibn Kātib,
• MitwirkendeR: Davis, Stephen J.,; Schmidt, T. C.,; Talia, Shawqi,
• HerausgeberIn: Davis, Stephen J.,; Schmidt, T.C.,; Talia, Shawqi,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Christian Arabic Texts in Translation
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- 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