Muslim Exegesis of the Bible in Medieval Cairo: Najm Al-Din Al-Tufi's (d. 716/1316) Commentary on the Christian ScripturesLejla Demiri Najm al-Din al-Tufi's (d. 716/1316) extraordinary commentary on the Christian scriptures has not received the scholarly attention it deserves. Illustrating the way in which the Bible was read, interpreted and used as a proof-text in the construction of early 14th century Muslim views of Christianity, his al-Ta'liq 'ala al-Anajil al-arba'a wa-al-ta'liq 'ala al-Tawrah wa-'ala ghayriha min kutub al-anbiya' (Critical Commentary on the Four Gospels, the Torah and other Books of the Prophets) is an invaluable treasure for the study of Muslim-Christian dialogue and its history. In Muslim Exegesis of the Bible in Medieval Cairo, Lejla Demiri makes this important and unusual work available for the first time in a scholarly edition and English translation, with a full introduction that places Tufi in his intellectual context. Book jacket. |
Contents
Life and Work | 3 |
Chapter Two Tufis Critical Commentary on the Bible and Its Context | 29 |
Conclusion | 71 |
Critical Edition and Translation | 77 |
Notes on the Critical Edition Manuscripts and Translation | 79 |
CRITICAL EDITION AND TRANSLATION | 90 |
Prologue | 100 |
Critical Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew | 130 |
Critical Commentary on the Book of Hosea | 378 |
Critical Commentary on the Prophecy of Jonah | 380 |
Critical Commentary on the Prophecy of Habakkuk | 382 |
Critical Commentary on the Book of Malachi | 398 |
Critical Commentary on the Prophecy of Jeremiah | 400 |
Critical Commentary on the Book of Ezekiel | 410 |
Critical Commentary on the Book of Daniel | 416 |
Critical Commentary on the Book of Genesis | 424 |
Critical Commentary on the Gospel of Mark | 244 |
Critical Commentary on the Gospel of Luke | 274 |
Critical Commentary on the Gospel of John | 302 |
On the Authenticity of the Prophethood of Muhammad | 354 |
Critical Commentary on the Book of Isaiah | 358 |
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