Research Catalog

Title

A history of Muslim views of the Bible : the first four centuries / Martin Whittingham.

Author

Whittingham, Martin

Publication

• Berlin : De Gruyter, [2021]
• ©2021

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Details

Description

xvi, 214 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"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." --

Series Statement

Studies of the Bible and its reception, 2195-450X ; volume 7

Uniform Title

Studies of the Bible and its reception ; v. 7.

Subject

• Bible > Islamic interpretations > History
• Bible
• Islamic interpretations of sacred works

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-208) and indexes.

Contents

Introduction -- Views of the Bible in the Qur'an and earliest commentaries -- Hadith and biographical literature -- Engaging on many fronts : other writings from the early centuries -- A tale of three critics -- and one Apostle -- Conclusions and prospects : looking back and looking ahead.

Call Number

JFE 21-6976

ISBN

• 9783110334944
• 3110334941

LCCN

9783110334944

OCLC

1225873529

Author

Whittingham, Martin, author.

Title

A history of Muslim views of the Bible : the first four centuries / Martin Whittingham.

Publisher

Berlin : De Gruyter, [2021]

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Studies of the Bible and its reception, 2195-450X ; volume 7

Studies of the Bible and its reception ; v. 7.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-208) and indexes.

Other Standard Identifier

9783110334944

Research Call Number

JFE 21-6976