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qur'an

Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

The Qur'an as literature

A principal reason for why the Qur'an managed to establish itself as a text believed to constitute divine revelation is that it is compelling literature. How do Islamic and modern Western scholars approach the Qur'an's literary dimension?
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Confirming and clarifying: The Qur'an in conversation with earlier Judaeo-Christian traditions

The Qur'an's original addressees must have been familiar with earlier Jewish and Christian traditions, which the Qur'an claims both to "confirm" and to "clarify".
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Rekindling Prophecy: The Qur'an in its historical milieu.

This second episode examines the historical context in which the material now collected in the Qur'an was first promulgated. Special attention is paid to the various groups of addressees who figure in the Qur'an.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Hovering about the Qur'an without entering into it? On the academic study of the Qur'an.

What does it mean to study the Qur'an historically? In this initial episode we consider how historically oriented research on the Qur'an relates to religious belief and to traditional Islamic scriptural interpretation.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Conclusion to Crossing Borders

The conclusion to the Crossing Borders exhibition. The exhibition tells the story of how Jews, Christians and Muslims have contributed to the development of the book.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Sciences

Piet looks at how the works of famous ancient thinkers such as Aristotle, Hippocrates, Euclid or Ptolemy traveled from culture to culture and formed the basis of Muslim, Christian and Jewish science and philosophy alike.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

User-produced Hebrew Prayer Books and Shared Iconography

Some Hebrew manuscripts were produced in Christian workshops, others were made by Jewish artists themselves for their own use. Piet looks at examples of these and explores the shared iconography between Christian and Jewish faiths, such as the unicorn.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Hebrew Prayer Books for Public Use

Piet looks at the three great Bodleian mahzorim (large and elaborately decorated prayer books for the festivals), which were illuminated by Christian painters in collaboration with and under the supervision of Jewish scribes.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Arabic Art Forms in Spanish Book Production

Piet explains Arabic design and illustration in Spanish books, looking in particular at the Kennicott Bible, produced in La Coruna, Spain, in 1476.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

From Roll to Codex

Piet explains codices, the oldest manuscripts in book form, looking in particular at a fragment of the Hebrew text of the book of Ecclesiasticus (ch. 40) from the Cairo Genizah, and the four Gospels in Syriac.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Introduction to Crossing Borders

An introduction to the Crossing Borders exhibition. The exhibition tells the story of how Jews, Christians and Muslims have contributed to the development of the book.

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