In Defense of the Bible

A Critical Edition and an Introduction to Al-Biqāʿī's Bible Treatise
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-90-04-16857-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 73, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 517 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

The history of the Islamic interaction with the Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity has been studied extensively in academia. The prevailing view is that Muslims had hardly any religious appreciation to the Bible and when used by Muslims it was mainly in apologetic or polemical settings. The document presented here squarely contradicts such a view. The treatise argues for the permissiblity of using the Bible by Muslims for religious purposes. Al-Biqa'i, the author of this treatise, wrote a huge Qur'an commentary that used the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels to interpret parts of the Qur'an. Al-Sakhawi, a bitter enemy, opposed such a practice. The document preserves for us a fundamental argument inside Islam about the value of the Scriptures of other religions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saleh, Walid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

Walid A. Saleh, Ph.D. (2001) in Religious Studies, Yale University, is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto. He has published on the history of tafsir, the Qur'an and Islamic apocalyptic literature. His book The Formation of the Classical Tafsir Tradition was published by Brill in 2004.