The Transmission of the Judaeo-Arabic Pentateuch Translation of ...

Contents
Preface …………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Chapter One : Introduction
1.1. Saadiah’s life and his translation task ………………………………… 8
1.2. A History of the Transmission of the tafsīr
1.2.1. The St. Petersburg MS: RNL Yevr. II C 1 ………………… 15
1.2.2. Genizah Fragments of the tafsīr …………………………….. 19
1.2.3. Later traditions and testimonies ……………………………. 23
1.2.4. The relation of the tafsīr to the Samaritan traditions of Arabic
Pentateuch translation ……………………………………………. 27
1.3. Editions of the tafsīr and their sources
1.3.1. The Constantinople Imprint ………………………………. 29
1.3.2. The Polyglots of Paris and London ………………………... 30
1.3.3. The Derenbourg edition ………………………………….... 34
Chapter Two : The tafsīr in Arabic letters
2.1. On the question of script in Judaeo-Arabic …………………………... 36
2.2. The testimony of Bible translations in Arabic letters
in the Genizah …………………………………………………………….. 42
2.2.1. Saadiah’s translation in Arabic script in the Genizah
2.2.1.1. BL MS Or. 5562 B.1 ……………………... 44
2.2.1.2. T-S Ar.21.21 ……………………………… 47
2.2.1.3. T-S Ar.42.148 …………………………….. 49
2.2.1.4. T-S Ar.40.20 ……………………………… 57
2.2.1.5. Conclusions ……………………………….. 65
2.3. Christian manuscripts of the tafsīr ……………………………. 68
2.3.1. Description of Manuscripts
2.3.1.1. The Egyptian branch ……………………………... 70
2.3.1.2. The Syrian branch ………………………………... 77
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