The Changing Face of the Arabic Bible: Translation Techniques in Early Renditions of Ezekiel

The Changing Face of the Arabic Bible: Translation Techniques in Early Renditions of EzekielOpen TheologySyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/XLPN27L8/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Miriam LindgrernHjälmThe Changing Face of the Arabic Bible: Translation Techniques in Early Renditions of Ezekielhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/XLPN27L8https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/XLPN27L8https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/XLPN27L8Open Theology2:12016832-848This article presents a study of Ezekiel 1 in five unpublished Christian Arabic manuscripts dated from the ninth to the fourteenth centuries. We will demonstrate that the manuscripts, in principal, represent two different versions. Both versions are based on the Syriac Peshiṭṭa but various degrees of influence from the Septuagint are evident. Our main aim is to examine the approach to translation exhibited in the manuscripts. In general, the earliest witness represents a literal translation which pays attention to structural affinity but allows for minor deviations, mainly omissions for the sake of the target language. In the younger manuscripts, an increasing number of additions are introduced as a means of commenting, clarifying and ornamenting the biblical narrative. It appears that texts in the traditional liturgical languages were still in use, which explains their non-literal and target-oriented character. Hjälm, Miriam Lindgrern. “The Changing Face of the Arabic Bible: Translation Techniques in Early Renditions of Ezekiel.” Open Theology 2:1 (2016): 832–48. Miriam Lindgrern Hjälm, The Changing Face of the Arabic Bible: Translation Techniques in Early Renditions of Ezekiel, Open Theology 2:1 (2016): 832–48.Arab ChristiansEzekielOld TestamentVII-XVIII CEtranslations from Syriactranslations into Arabic