The Qur'an and its biblical subtext / by Gabriel Said Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, Gabriel Said.

Series:

Routledge studies in the Qurʼān ; 10.

Routledge studies in the Qur'an ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan--Hermeneutics.

Qurʼan.

Qurʼan--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Islam--Controversial literature.

Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

Taylor & Francis e-library ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge : Taylor & Francis, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book challenges the dominant scholarly notion that the Qur'?n must be interpreted through the medieval commentaries shaped by the biography of the prophet Muhammad, arguing instead that the text is best read in light of Christian and Jewish scripture. The Qur'?n, in its use of allusions, depends on the Biblical knowledge of its audience. However, medieval Muslim commentators, working in a context of religious rivalry, developed stories that separate Qur'?n and Bible, which this book brings back together.In a series of studies involving the devil, Adam, Abraham, Jonah, Mar

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction: Listening to the text; 1 The crisis of Qur'anic Studies; Excursus: regarding the dates of Jewish and Christian texts; 2 Qur'anic case studies; 3 Qur'an and tafsir; 4 Reading the Qur'an as homily; Bibliography; Index of Qur'anic Verses; Index of Biblical Verses; Index of People Places and Subjects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-135-15019-2

1-135-15020-6

1-282-65645-7

9786612656453

0-203-85645-7

9780203856451

OCLC:

646788055