Scriptura Scripturam Interpretatur [scripture interprets scripture]: an analysis of the Arabic Bible as used in the Tafsīrs of Ibn Barrajān (d. 536/1141) and al-Biqāʿī (d. 885/1480)

<p>The Bible remains an indispensable part of the Muslim tradition as a scripture with which the Qurʾān is in close dialogue. From the earliest period of qurʾānic interpretation, questions concerning the exact nature of the Bible and its relationship to the Qurʾān provoked classical Muslim sch...