In this study Vevian Zaki places the Arabic versions of the Pauline Epistles in their historical context exploring when where and how they were produced transmitted understood and adapted among Eastern Christian communities across the centuries She also considers the transmission and use of these texts among Muslim polemicists as well as European missionaries and scholars Underpinning the study is a close investigation of the manuscripts and a critical examination of their variant readings The work concludes with a case study an edition and translation of the Epistle to the Philippians from manuscripts London BL Or 8612 and Vatican BAV Ar 13 a comparison of the translation strategies employed in these two versions and an investigation of the possible relations between them