Communicating the word : revelation, translation, and interpretation in Christianity and Islam : a record of the seventh Building Bridges seminar convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rome, May 2008 / David Marshall, editor.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Marshall, David, 1963-

Conference Name:

Building Bridges Seminar (7th : 2008 : Rome, Italy)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible.

Islam--Relations--Christianity--Congresses.

Islam.

Relations.

Christianity.

Christianity and other religions--Islam--Congresses.

Christianity and other religions.

Revelation--Islam--Congresses.

Revelation.

Revelation--Christianity--Congresses.

Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Qurʼan.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Revelation--Christianity.

Revelation--Islam.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiv, 190 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Communicating the Word is a record of the 2008 Building Bridges seminar, an annual dialogue between leading Christian and Muslim scholars convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Featuring the insights of internationally known Christian and Muslim scholars, the essays collected here focus attention on key scriptural texts but also engage with both classical and contemporary Islamic and Christian thought. Issues addressed include, among others, the different ways in which Christians and Muslims think of their scriptures as the "Word of God," the possibilities and challenges of translating scripture, and the methods-and conflicts-involved in interpreting scripture in the past and today.

In his concluding reflections, Archbishop Rowan Williams draws attention to a fundamental point emerging from these fascinating contributions: "Islam and Christianity alike give a high valuation to the conviction that God speaks to us. Grasping what that does and does not mean ... is challenging theological work." Book jacket.

Contents:

Particularity and universality in the Qurʾān / Seyed Amir Akrami

Particularlity, universality, and finality : insights from the Gospel of John / Daniel A. Madigan

Revelation in Israel : Deuteronomy 7:1-11; Isaiah 49:1-6 / Ellen F. Davis

Revelation in Israel : Qurʾān 2:47057; 5:44-48 / Osman Bakar

Revelation in Christ : 1 John 1:1-4; Matthew 28:16-20; John 16:12-15 / John Langan

Revelation in the Qurʾān : Qurʾān 6:91-92; 25:32; 21:107; 38:87; 33:40 / Asma Afsaruddin

Translating the Qurʾān / Muhammad Abdel Haleem

Translation and the incarnate word : scripture and the frontier of languages / Lamin Sanneh

The body of Christ : 1 Corinthinas 11:23-27 and 12:12-13, 27 / Daniel A. Madigan

An Arabic Qurʾān : Qurʾān 12:1-2; 14:4; 16:103; 26:192-99; 46:12 / Muhammad Abdel Haleem

The divine and human origins of the Bible : Exodus 32:15-16; Jeremiah 1:9; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Luke 1:1-4; 1 Corinthinas 7:10-13; Mark 5:41 / John Azumah

The self-perception and the originality of the Qurʾān : Qurʾān 2:23-24; 3:44; 10:15; 69:38-47 / Abdullah Saeed

Authority in interpretation : a survey of the history of Christianity / John Langan

Authority in Qurʾānic interpretation and interpretive communities / Abdullah Saeed

Reading scripture in the light of Christ : Matthew 12:1-8; Luke 24:44-49 / Susan Eastman

Interpreting the Qurʾān : Qurʾān 3:7; 2:106; 16:101; 31:20 / Muhammad Abdel Haleem

The use of scripture in Generous love / Michael Ipgrave

The use of scripture in A common word / Reza Shah-Kazemi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1589017846

9781589017849

OCLC:

703871014

Publisher Number:

99946748703