The University of Notre Dame and the ERC project The European Qur’an are organizing an International Workshop: Qur’an and Bible ( March 22-26, 2021).
This three-day event will explore the various ways in which Medieval and Early Modern Jewish, Christian and Muslim readers relate Biblical literature and Qur’an.
In line with my current research at the University of Copenhagen, I will present a paper, “Jesus and the Bible in a 18th-Century Translation of the Qur’an into Hebrew”. This contribution aims to discuss the relationship between the Qur’an and the Bible in an 18th-century Hebrew translation of the Qur’an, derived from Glazemaker’s Dutch, which in turn was based on Du Ryer’s French version. After briefly introducing the translation—including its author, context, manuscript, content, and characteristics—I will analyse key passages of the Hebrew translation that address the figure of Jesus as a case study. Finally, I will examine how and why the translator frequently adapted his translation to incorporate stylistic and theological elements from both the Old and New Testaments.