ContributorsNote on transliterationIntroductionPieter Boulogne, Marijke H. de Lang and Joseph VerheydenPart 1 Historical approaches to retranslating the BibleRevision and retranslation in the Early ReformationMarijke H. de LangThe authority of the old for producing the new: the thorny path towards a new authoritative Russian Bible translationAlexey B. SomovRetranslation and negotiating authority in Bible translation: a sociological perspective of the Protestant Arabic translation of the Bible (1865)Sameh HannaPart 2 Historical approaches to retranslating the Qur’anThe hybridity of a Hebrew retranslation of the Qur’an from Dutch by a Jewish convertNaima AfifIn the Shadow of Orientalism: Tracing the Legacy of Ignatiĭ Krachkovskiĭ in Russian Salafi Qur’an TranslationsElvira KulievaTraversing and transcending the empire on which the sun never sets: the colonial and postcolonial afterlives of Muhammad Ali’s Qur’an translationJohanna PinkPart 3 Current debates about retranslating the BiblePrinted Modern Hebrew Bibles for the Jewish Publics: Shades of TranslationHilla KarasBetween expectations and effect: public reactions to a retranslation of the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13) in SwedishRichard PleijelRetranslation of the Bible in Muslim idiomAndy Warren-RothlinPart 4 Current debates about retranslating the Qur’anRetranslations of the Qur’an by women: motives, strategies and distinctive featuresRim HassenThe Untranslated Qur’an: Retelling the Surah of JosephSohaib SaeedRetranslating the Qur’an in Saudi ArabiaYazid HarounNegotiating a Slovene Qur’an: Retranslating for a dual readershipMarija Zlatnar Moe and Christian MoeAllah’s and Muhammad’s co-author: Kader Abdolah and his ‘novelizing’ translation of the Qur’anHelge DanielsSignificant contribution to the retranslation studies of religious texts.By spanning both historical and current aspects, and by treating the Bible and the Qur’an together, this book breaks new ground and paves the way for future research on the myriad discursive and religious aspects of retranslation.This carefully curated collection of article argues that the retranslation of canonical religious texts is a multi-faceted phenomenon. The collection demonstrates that retranslations of such texts manifest in different forms, depending on the religious, political and societal circumstances, the targeted audiences, and the status of existing translations. Their reception too may vary greatly, depending on those same circumstances. Authored by specialists in the different fields of retranslation of the Bible and the Qur’an, each contribution illustrates this complexity and offers a fresh perspective and insight that help lay the groundwork for future research in this area of study.Despite the lively scholarly discourse on retranslation and its manifest value for uncovering dynamics of cultural change, interpretation, and reception, the retranslation of religious texts has received only fragmented attention in recent years. By spanning both historical and current aspects, and by treating the Bible and the Qur’an together, this book breaks new ground and paves the way for future research on the myriad discursive and religious aspects of retranslation.This carefully curated collection of articles compellingly argues that the retranslation of canonical religious texts is a multi-faceted phenomenon. With cases ranging in time from the early Reformation to the present, and traversing linguistic contexts from Russia to Sweden, Slovenia to Saudi Arabia, the essays capture diverse dimensions of retranslation work. The collection demonstrates that retranslations of such texts manifest in different forms, depending on the religious, political and societal circumstances, the targeted audiences, and the status of existing translations. Their reception too may vary greatly, depending on those same circumstances. Authored by specialists in the different fields of retranslation of the Bible and the Qur’an, each contribution illustrates this complexity and offers a fresh perspective and insight that help lay the groundwork for future research in this area of study.