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Title: Kitab al-Muqaddas (The Holy Bible. The Old and New Testament translated into Arabic). 2 parts in 1 vol.
Description: London, William Watts, 1857. 645, 407, 352 pages; Exlibris Justus Tal inner frontcover. contemporary blind-stamped leather, wear to spine and edges, hinges rubbed, top spine slightly damaged. Printed after the edition Rome 1671 for the Eastern Church. One of the earliest modern translations to Arabic was at the initiative of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Around 1846, the Society commanded this work to the Orientalist Samuel Lee (1783-1852). Rev. Dr. Lee invited to Cambridge the Lebanese scholar Ahmad Faris Shidyaq to participate in the translation. The translation of the Bible was published in 1857, after the death of Samuel Lee, thanks to his pupil and friend Professor Thomas Jarrett. This translation is still considered one of the best Arabic translations of the Bible. Darlow & Moule 1684.

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