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## Introducing Ibn Kātib Qayṣar's Commentary on the Apocalypse Let us now turn our attention to Ibn Kātib Qayṣar, who authored the second extant Christian Arabic commentary on Revelation. Our critical introduction to his exegetical work is divided into two parts-consisting of Chapters 2 and 3 in the pres ent volume. Chapter 2 will focus on his theory and typology of revelatory vision and his understanding of John as a privileged recipient of such a vision. Chapter 3 will pres ent a broader, systematic analy sis of his exegetical method and theology. In this chapter, I will begin by focusing on Ibn Kātib Qayṣar's interpretation of John's initial vision, where he touches on the dual themes of angelology and visionary experience. In his interpretation of Revelation 1:1, the author pres ents a hierarchical classification of revelatory visions and portrays John as an angel, apostle, prophet, and priest. As I will demonstrate, these two sets of concerns reveal how Ibn Kātib Qayṣar elaborates on ancient Greek and Latin cultural assumptions-assumptions that were crucially mediated through Arabic channels-even as he engaged with subtle linguistic issues specific to his reading of a Copto-Ar

Author

Stephen J. Davis

Publisher

Fordham University Press

Published

2020

Language

EN