A History of Muslim Views of the Bible: The First Four Centuries - Couverture souple

Whittingham, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3110991446 ISBN 13 : 9783110991444

Editeur : De Gruyter, 2022

Synopsis

This book is the first of two volumes that aim to produce something not previously attempted: a synthetic history of Muslim responses to the Bible, stretching from the rise of Islam to the present day. It combines scholarship with a genuine narrative, so as to tell the story of Muslim engagement with the Bible.

Covering Sunnī, Imāmī Shī'ī and Ismā'īlī perspectives, this study will offer a scholarly overview of three areas of Muslim response, namely ideas of corruption, use of the Biblical text, and abrogation of the text. For each period of history, the important figures and dominant trends, along with exceptions, are identified. The interplay between using and criticising the Bible is explored, as well as how the respective emphasis on these two approaches rises and falls in different periods and locations.

The study critically engages with existing scholarship, scrutinizing received views on the subject, and shedding light on an important area of interfaith concern.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Martin Whittingham, The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies, and the University of Oxford, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: De Gruyter
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3110991446
• ISBN 13: 9783110991444
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 230
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