Zafer Duygu Associate Professor, Faculty of Theology, Dokuz Eylül University (Izmir) Resident at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: January–February 2023 Research topic at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften: »Probable intertexts of the Quran and Its Early Exegesis based on Israiliyat Traditions« Project outline: The research of the Jewish and Christian traditions as inter- and circulated texts are integral parts of the Quran research and the studies for the reconstruction of the origins of Islam. Not only canonical Jewish and Christian sources are included, but also the apocryphal texts found their echo in the early Muslim sources. A special focus here is on Jewish-Christian and Syriac-Christian source research as a dynamic of reconstruction of the origins of Islam. Analyzing the sources of these two traditions provides an insight into the history of the reception of Christian influences and traditions. In addition, research into these sources is also an important part of the comparative approach, in which the monotheistic belief traditions are related. (Zafer Duygu) Research partner: Zafer Duygu follows the invitation of Ömer Özsoy, Professor of Qur’an Exegis at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and Goethe Fellow at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften. His stay is supported by the Goethe Fellow Project »Reconstructing the Dynamics of the Emergence and Formation of Islam«. Scholarly profile of Zafer DuyguZafer Duygu is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Theology at Dokuz Eylül University in Turkey.Website: Main areas of research: Oriental Studies, Syriac Studies, Biblical Studies, Middle East Studies, History of Christianity, Late Antique and Byzantine History, Syriac Christianity, Middle Eastern Christianity, Muslim-Christian Relation, Early Church, Christology, Medieval Theology, Syriac literature, Religious Conversion, Christian-Muslim DialogueSelected publications:
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