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Damn. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 01/06/2010 11:01:30 PM
Tim might like it, but I think even he would find it too technical. It really requires at least a working understanding of Arabic and Aramaic to get through, and though my understanding of the former is rudimentary I for some bizarre reason read the latter fairly well.

The implications of the book are mind-boggling, however. I think that it has opened a new chapter in religious criticism with respect to Islam.


This last bit is why I'd love to read it in some form.

*MySmiley*

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
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The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran by Christoph Luxenberg - 31/05/2010 07:42:58 PM 1128 Views
Nice review! *NM* - 31/05/2010 08:35:42 PM 324 Views
Thanks! I realize most people aren't going to rush out and read this, but the book was interesting. *NM* - 31/05/2010 10:01:28 PM 290 Views
Re: Thanks... - 02/06/2010 03:35:47 AM 601 Views
Sounds interesting. - 31/05/2010 09:11:31 PM 582 Views
Syriac is just a specific Aramaic dialect. You know one if you know the other, essentially. - 31/05/2010 10:01:00 PM 676 Views
Right. - 31/05/2010 10:58:16 PM 685 Views
Modern Arabic dialects should be considered separate languages. - 31/05/2010 11:53:37 PM 641 Views
Fair enough. - 02/06/2010 12:50:32 AM 675 Views
It's hardly revolutionary from a scholarly perspective. - 02/06/2010 05:06:13 AM 580 Views
Your question about forgetting (before I forget) - 01/06/2010 12:12:08 AM 555 Views
I see. Interesting. - 02/06/2010 12:52:09 AM 577 Views
Ooh, interesting. - 01/06/2010 10:51:42 PM 594 Views
I'm glad you enjoyed the review. I doubt you'll enjoy the book. - 01/06/2010 10:56:12 PM 577 Views
Damn. - 01/06/2010 11:01:30 PM 555 Views
There will probably be a more "general reader"-friendly book on it in the future. - 01/06/2010 11:27:15 PM 609 Views
Excellent. I shall (forget to) keep an eye out for it. *NM* - 01/06/2010 11:30:58 PM 274 Views
The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran for Dummies? - 02/06/2010 12:33:47 AM 593 Views
That would be a great book - 02/06/2010 12:40:38 AM 597 Views
excellent - 02/06/2010 12:44:50 AM 575 Views
Tired? - 02/06/2010 01:14:53 AM 569 Views

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