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An avid pianist, Salibi earned a BA in history and political science from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and a PhD from London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), where he worked under the supervision of Bernard Lewis and focused on Christian Maronite historians in mediaeval Lebanon.
In 1985, Salibi wrote his controversial "The Bible Came from Arabia," in which he argued that the place names of the First Testament pointed to southwest Arabia rather than Palestine.
At the time of his death, Salibi was emeritus professor of history at AUB, where he taught since 1954, and honorary president of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, based in Amman.
His many works have been translated into German, Arabic, Russian and French.
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In 1985, Salibi wrote his controversial "The Bible Came from Arabia," in which he argued that the place names of the First Testament pointed to southwest Arabia rather than Palestine.
At the time of his death, Salibi was emeritus professor of history at AUB, where he taught since 1954, and honorary president of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, based in Amman.
His many works have been translated into German, Arabic, Russian and French.
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