Kitāb Šarḥ am baqqūti (The Commentary on am baqqūti), by Abū al-Faraj Ibn al-Kaṯār (13th Century): The Arabic Original, its Publication, and Translation into Hebrew

Abstract

A scholarly edition of Kitāb Šarḥ am baqqūti (the commentary on 'Im beḥuqqotai'), by the Samaritan scholar Nafīs al-Dīn Abū l-Faraj Ibn al-Kaṯār (13th century), presenting the original Arabic text, its critical edition, and a Hebrew translation, by Ali Watad. Published by Megilat Sefer Press, The Institute of Biblical Studies and Ancient History, Jerusalem (2026). The work contributes to the study of Samaritan biblical exegesis written in Arabic and Judeo-Arabic.

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@book{Watad2026Kitbaram,
  author = {Watad, Ali},
  title = {Kitāb Šarḥ am baqqūti (The Commentary on am baqqūti), by Abū al-Faraj Ibn al-Kaṯār (13th Century): The Arabic Original, its Publication, and Translation into Hebrew},
  publisher = {Jerusalem: Megilat Sefer Press, The Institute of Biblical Studies and Ancient History},
  note = {Authored book, forthcoming (2026) [Hebrew] [400 pages]. A critical edition of an ancient manuscript: deciphering based on nine Judeo-Arabic manuscripts representing the Arabic dialect of the Nablus region; establishment of a clean vocalized Arabic text; a critical apparatus; a facing Hebrew translation; and an analysis of the author's linguistic conception.},
  year = {2026}
}