Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm
Biblical Characters in the Qur'an
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 228 mm
ISBN: 978-0-567-02972-0
Verlag: T&T Clark
Brown very simply proceeds through his book to help Jews and Christians understand the role that several biblical figures from their own traditions play in Islam.
- Offers interested readers an understanding of the ways that the characters of the Bible and the New Testament are also characters in the Qur'an
- Provides a non-polemical introduction to Islam for beginners.
The title of the book comes from the description of believers in the Abrahamic faith traditions in the Qur'an. Brown very simply proceeds through his book to help Jews and Christians understand the role that several biblical figures from their own traditions play in Islam. Do Christians know, for example, that Jesus in the Qur'an was speaking about Muhammad when he promised to send an Advocate or Comforter? Who would have imagined that Noah had a rebellious son who refused to get on the ark? Brown uses this method of examining scriptural characters as a way of seeing Islam in its pure light, without the distortions of history or individual failings.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
- Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Koran, Heilige Texte & Traditionsliteratur
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword by Salman Rushdie
Introduction
Preface
Cast of Characters
Prologue
Chapter 1 Higher Than Angels
Chapter 2 Raising Cain
Chapter 3 Prism of Tears
Chapter 4 Towering Ambition
Chapter 5 The Patriarch
Chapter 6 The Matriarch
Chapter 7 The Archer's Jihad
Chapter 8 The Hajj of Life
Chapter 9 The Covenant
Chapter 10 The Dream
Chapter 11 The Foundation
Chapter 12 Three Kings
Chapter 13 Women Who Have Names
Chapter 14 Cameo Appearances
Chapter 15 Sister of Moses / Mother of Jesus
Chapter 16 The Temple
Chapter 17 Son of Man / Son of God / Son of Mary
Chapter 18 The Dome
Epilogue
Appendix 1 Bearing Faithful Witness: The Relationship between Christianity and Judaism
Appendix 2 That We May Know Each Other: Islam and Christianity
Appendix 3 The Bridge Between Judaism and Islam by Reuven Firestone
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
