Ibn Al-Ṭayyib’s Commentary on Genesis

Abū-l-Faraj ibn al-Ṭayyib (Author) Abū-l-Faraj ibn al-Ṭayyib (d. 1043) lived in Baghdad from the late tenth to the middle of the eleventh century. A priest of the Church of the East, he was active as a translator of Greek scientific and philosophical texts into Arabic and as an author of major works on theology and biblical interpretation. His Commentary on Genesis is translated here into English for the first time.Stephen J. Davis (Introducer, Translator) Stephen J. Davis is Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies and Professor of History at Yale University. He is executive director of the Yale Monastic Archaeology Project (YMAP) and editor-in-chief of the Christian Arabic Texts in Translation series.Dominique Sirgy (Introducer) Dominique Sirgy is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of South Carolina, specializing in Islamic and Eastern Christian theology, philosophy, science, and manuscript cultures.Deirdre Dempsey (Translator) Deirdre Dempsey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theology at Marquette University. She was a contributor to the limited revision of the NABRE Old Testament (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops).Safwat Marzouk (Translator) Safwat Marzouk is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary. He is the author of Egypt as a Monster in the Book of Ezekiel (2015), and Intercultural Church: A Biblical Vision in an Age of Migration (2019).

"Ibn al-Ṭayyib’s Commentary on Genesis is a major contribution to the field of Medieval Christian Arabic studies. Along with an excellent translation, the erudite and expert introduction provides an up-to-date overview of Ibn al-Ṭayyib and his historical context. This book is a must for those wishing to understand the period and culture in which he lived (10th-11th century Baghdad), and the writings of the author himself. A welcome addition to the growing field of Christian Arabic biblical commentary." - Sandra Toenies Keating, Professor of Theology, Providence College