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):

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

Qurʼan.

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

Bible.

Islam--Relations--Christianity--Congresses.

Islam.

Christianity and other religions--Islam--Congresses.

Christianity and other religions.

Revelation--Islam--Congresses.

Revelation.

Revelation--Christianity--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

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 sc

Contents:

pt 1. Particularity, universality, and finality in revelation

pt. 2. Translating the word?

pt. 3. Methods and authority in interpretation.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-58901-803-6

OCLC:

778431723