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This dissertation explores the relationship between the ancient Israelite HOH and the members of his family as portrayed in the prescriptive texts of Deuteronomy. In choosing the prescriptive texts, this study distinguishes between the actual (what was) and the ideal (what shoul…

The dissertation examines an eleventh century Arabic manuscript entitled Raunaq al-Majalis. It consists of 22 chapters each containing 10 anecdotes. Eight of the 12 extant later copies of the manuscript were used. Though the manuscript does not identify itself as emanating from …

This study will focus on a major collection of stories of the prophets, the Qisas al-anbiya' of Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Ibrahim al-Nisaburi Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi (d. 1036). It will be seen that the stories in this collection reflect an evolution of one of the most important compone…