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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (The Institute of Asian and African Studies,The Nehemia Levtzion Center for Islamic Studies) and Freie Universit?t Berlin(Research Unit Intellectual History of the Islamicate World) announce:The third NEW FRONTIERS IN ISLAMIC STUDIES German-Israeli Summer School fundedby the Einstein-Stiftung, Berlin8-12 September at The Hebrew University of JerusalemMuslim Perceptions and Receptions of the BibleThe summer school will focus on the multiple uses of the Bible (i.e., theHebrew Bible and the New Testament), as well as of Jewish and Christian lore,by Muslim authors in the medieval and pre-modern periods (up to the present).The many aspects of Muslim perceptions and receptions of Biblical materials andmotifs will be addressed, such as quotations from or paraphrases of the Biblein polemical or non-polemical contexts, Muslim commentaries on the Bible,biblical traditions integrated into Tafs?r, relevant literary genres such asQi?a? al-anbiy?? and Isr???liyyat, representations of Biblical episodes inIslamic art, etc. The summer school will also deal with the translations of theBible into Arabic, and their relevance for the Muslim attitude to and receptionof the Bible. Some aspects of the vast literature in Arabic regarding the Bibleamong the Jews and Christians will also be discussed.The summer school will convene some of the leading scholars in the fields ofbiblical studies, Qur??nic and Islamic studies, Judaeo-Arabic andChristian-Arabic, and Islamic art. The summer school is intended for advancedstudents of Islamic, Jewish and Christian oriental studies, who wish to enrichtheir knowledge of the interaction of Muslim, Jewish and Christian culturesover the centuries. Knowledge of Arabic is a prerequisite. The School will beconducted in English. Students coming from outside Jerusalem will receive fullroom and board. Attendance throughout the week of the Summer School ismandatory. The School will be considered equivalent to 2 academic credits(approval pending).Convenors: Prof. Sabine Schmidtke (Freie Universit?t Berlin), Prof.Reuven Amitai (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)Coordinator: Ayala EliyahuFor further information and application please contact Ayala Eliyahu(ayala.eliyahu@mail.huji.ac.il)Application ends 1 June 2013