Twenty Chapters

Sarah Stroumsa

An edition of the Judeo-Arabic text, transliterated into Arabic characters, with a parallel English translation, notes, and introduction, by Sarah Stroumsa.

The literary works of ninth-century scholar Dawud al-Muqammas, who converted from Judaism to Christianity and then back to Judaism, reflect his pioneering approaches during a formative time in Jewish and Muslim medieval philosophy. A master of diverse genres, he composed in the ninth century, among other works, the thoughtful Twenty Chapters, which is not only the first known Jewish Kalam text, but also the earliest extant theological summa written in Arabic. This authoritative edition includes the full Judeo-Arabic text in Arabic letter transcription with a facing English translation, as well as an introduction, notes, bibliography, and index.

About the Editor

Sarah Stroumsa

Sarah Stroumsa is the Alice and Jack Ormut Professor of Arabic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

About the Author

Sarah Stroumsa

Sarah Stroumsa is the Alice and Jack Ormut Professor of Arabic Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Table of Contents

  • Conventions and Abbreviations
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • ʿIshrūn Maqālah (Twenty Chapters)

    Chapters 1–20
  • Bibliography
  • Indexes
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Publication Information

  • Subject: Middle Eastern Studies
  • Publication Month: November
  • Publication Year: 2016
  • Language: Arabic, English,
  • ISBN 13: 9780842529358
  • Page Count: 576
  • Price: $ 79.95
  • Sub Site: Middle Eastern Texts Initiative
  • Imprint: Brigham Young University Press

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