Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures

New blog post: "Biblia Arabica becomes an Academies project: Q&A with Nathan P. Gibson and Ronny Vollandt"
biblia-arabica.com/biblia-arabi...

#UpcomingConference next week:
"The Materiality of Jewish-Arab Relations" with a keynote lecture by Prof. Orit Bashkin (University of Chicago)
Programme ⬇️
www.naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/wasistlosami...

SharePic in Orange, Grün und Gelb, darauf die gleichen Infos wie im Post in englischer Sprache: "Call for Participation Workshop Jewish Literature under Muslim Rule: Textual Transformations and Inter-Religious Encounters 14 to 16 April 2026, Munich Application deadline: 20 January 2026"

Call for Participation
Workshop
Jewish Literature under Muslim Rule: Textual Transformations and Inter-Religious Encounters
14 to 16 April 2026, Munich
Application deadline: 20 January 2026
www.dubnow.de/ausschreibun...

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Together with LMU's Judaic Studies unit and the Dubnow Institute Leipzig @dubnow.bsky.social our Centre will host a workshop in April in Munich on "Jewish Literature under Muslim Rule: Textual Transformations and Inter-Religious Encounters". The call is now open:

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The new long-term Academy project "Critical edition and comprehensive digital inventory of Arabic Hebrew Bible/Old Testament manuscripts and their paratexts" is looking for applicants for the position of Research Fellow (PhD):

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LMU's (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social) Judaic Studies Unit and De Gruyter Brill (@dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social) teamed up and call for applications for the Moritz Steinschneider Prize, honouring exceptional achievements in Judaic Studies by junior researchers. Find out more here:

Are you interested or do you know someone who's interested in doing a PhD on Arabic translations of the Bible? The new #BibliaArabica long-term project is looking for candidates! (tbh, that would have been my dream position a few years back) Spread the word!

Don't miss out on the chance to win a €1,000 voucher and a book contract!

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LMU's (@lmumuenchen.bsky.social) Judaic Studies Unit and De Gruyter Brill (@dgb-relbibtheo.bsky.social) teamed up and call for applications for the Moritz Steinschneider Prize, honouring exceptional achievements in Judaic Studies by junior researchers. Find out more here:

Digitale Erschließung arabischer Bibeltexte geplant Mehrere tausend historische Bibelübersetzungen ins Arabische sollen in den nächsten Jahren digital erschlossen werden. Das Projekt „Biblia Arabica“ widmet sich erstmals umfassend der Erforschung der a...

Some more information about the new #BibliaArabica project:

Forscher planen digitale Gesamterschließung arabischer Bibeltexte Erstmals sollen arabische Bibel-Übersetzungen umfassend erfasst und im Internet präsentiert werden. Deutsche Forschungseinrichtungen haben sich dafür zusammengetan. Sie wollen jahrhundertealtes Wissen...

Some more information about the new #BibliaArabica project:

Some more information about the new #BibliaArabica project from @goetheuni.bsky.social, which will partner with @lmumuenchen.bsky.social, the project will be based @badw.de and @adwmainz.bsky.social.

Big and very exciting news! We will soon have a long-term project in Munich @badw.de on the Jewish and Christian Arabic translations of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament #ArabicBible. Not only a wonderful topic, but the funding will enable otherwise impossible in-depth exploration.

We have big news to share: Our head Prof Ronny Vollandt, together with Prof Nathan Gibson (Frankfurt), will receive funding for a 21-year long-term project on Arabic translations of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It will be based at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and the Academy in Mainz.

NEW BLOG online: Our recent VW-fellow Lipika Pelham writes about "The Vamp of Baghdad: How Jewish actresses shaped early 20th century Indian cinema"
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/the-vamp-of-...

NEW BLOG online: Our recent VW-fellow Lipika Pelham writes about "The Vamp of Baghdad: How Jewish actresses shaped early 20th century Indian cinema"
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/the-vamp-of-...

We congratulate our member Anna Busa on the publication of her book:

Anna Busa, The Art of Compilation: Midrash Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in Popular Anthologies from the Cairo Genizah, Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 17 (Leiden: Brill, 2025)

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Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources What colours do we see in the rainbow? Pre-modern discussions are often based on translations and commentaries of ancient Greek texts, in particular Aristotle’s Meteorology. This study traces how A...

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Teresa Bernheimer: Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources

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Vevian Zaki: The Life and Legacy of Tūmā al-Ṣafī ibn al-Ṣāʼigh:
A Coptic Scribe in the Turbulent Mamluk Times

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Vevian Zaki: The Life and Legacy of Tūmā al-Ṣafī ibn al-Ṣāʼigh:
A Coptic Scribe in the Turbulent Mamluk Times

Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources What colours do we see in the rainbow? Pre-modern discussions are often based on translations and commentaries of ancient Greek texts, in particular Aristotle’s Meteorology. This study traces how A...

#NewPublication
#OpenAccess
Teresa Bernheimer: Retracing the Reception of Greek Ideas on the Rainbow: Transformations in Pre-Modern Hebrew and Arabic Sources

Had the chance to go see two wonderful exhibitions today. I'll also link to the websites:
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/juedisches-l...

How can ancient Jewish wisdom literature reshape our understanding of identity, religion and language in the Mediterranean? With David Torollo & Miriam Goldstein.

28 Oct 2025, 5-6 pm CET online
Register: t1p.de/entanglement...

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#medievalmediterranean
@maxweberstiftung.de @dhi-paris.fr

We congratulate our member Anna Busa on the publication of her book:

Anna Busa, The Art of Compilation: Midrash Pirqa de-Rabbenu ha-Qadosh in Popular Anthologies from the Cairo Genizah, Cambridge Genizah Studies Series, Volume 17 (Leiden: Brill, 2025)

brill.com/display/titl...

Diese Woche eröffnete die Ausstellung "Jüdisches Leben in der arabischen Welt: Fotografische Erinnerungen an eine vergangene Zeit" unter Mitarbeit und Kuration der Forschungsstelle in der Seidlvilla. Hier kann sie online erkundet werden:
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/juedisches-l...

#CfA: "From Pre-Modern to Modern Perspectives in Judaic Studies" (Volkswagen Momentum Fellowship Programme), deadline: 3 November 2025, more infos 👇
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/volkswagen-m...

Diese Woche eröffnete die Ausstellung "Jüdisches Leben in der arabischen Welt: Fotografische Erinnerungen an eine vergangene Zeit" unter Mitarbeit und Kuration der Forschungsstelle in der Seidlvilla. Hier kann sie online erkundet werden:
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/juedisches-l...

#CfA: "From Pre-Modern to Modern Perspectives in Judaic Studies" (Volkswagen Momentum Fellowship Programme), deadline: 3 November 2025, more infos 👇
www.jewisharabiccultures.fak12.uni-muenchen.de/volkswagen-m...