Lunchtime Reading Group
Introduction to the Commentary on the Psalms
Abū al-Faraj ʿAbd Allāh Ibn al‑Ṭayyib al-ʿIrāqī (d 1043)
Wednesdays HT26 Week1-8, 2:30 – 4:00pm
Faculty of Theology and Religion, Room 30.313
Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Ibn al-Ṭayyib was a polymathic physician, scholar, translator, theologian, and priest of the Nestorian church whose biblical commentaries exerted great influence in the Medieval Christian Arab world.
Join us as we translate the introduction to his Commentary on the Psalms.
The opportunity includes:
- Practice reading a 12th century Christian Arabic manuscript and comparing it critically with later manuscripts.
- A chance to learn reading and translation skills from experts in medieval Christian Arabic.
- Light refreshments courtesy of the TORCH network.
Advanced Arabic skills required. Contact Dr Steven Firmin steven.firmin@theology.ox.ac.uk for more information.
