Emerging scriptures : Torah, Gospel & Qur'an in Christian perspective / Rodney Schofield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schofield, Rodney, author.

Series:

Mzuni books ; 18.

Mzuni books ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sacred books--Comparative studies.

Sacred books.

Religions--Comparative studies.

Religions.

Dialogue--Religious aspects.

Dialogue.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 PDF (210 pages) :) illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Luwinga, Mzuzu, Malawi : Mzuni Press, [2014]

Summary:

Rodney Schofield traces the beginnings of Biblical and Qur'anic literature and attempts a reconstruction of their original settings. He reassesses some of the classical theories and shows that the scriptures of the Abrahamic faiths, (Torah, Gospel and Qur'an) possess many shared perspectives, reflecting their common heritage. A better appreciation of this shared legacy, he contends, could promote greater mutual understanding and foster respectful co-existence among believers.

Contents:

1. Many roads, one goal

part 1. Reflecting on the Hebrew scriptures

2. The Jewish inheritance of Jesus and the early church

3. Valuing the Hebrew scriptures

4. Israel's history

5. Theological perspectives of the Hebrew bible

6. Messianic expectations

part 2. Assessing the Christian writings

7. The earliest Christian witnesses

8. from oral testimony to written records

9. The emergence of Christian scripture

10. Ongoing formation of faith

part 3. Responding to the Qur'an

11. Encountering the Qur'an

12. The people of the book

13. The seal of the prophets

14. Some Qur'anic themes

15. Early Christian responses

Map of Arabia and her neighbours

Epilogue

16. Dialogue today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789990804003

9990804001

OCLC:

933516680