Biblical and Qur'anic exegesis : bringing two traditions into dialogue / Titus Offor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Offor, Titus, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Hermeneutics.

Bible.

Qurʼan--Hermeneutics.

Qurʼan.

Revelation--Catholic Church.

Revelation.

Revelation--Islam.

Benedict XVI, Pope, 1927-2022.

Benedict.

Rahman, Fazlur, 1919-1988.

Rahman, Fazlur.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

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

Christianity and other religions--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Islam--Relations--Christianity.

Islam.

Christianity.

Hermeneutics.

Interfaith relations.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 465 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Logos Verlag Berlin, [2022]

Summary:

"Historical consciousness in the Modern Age has often led to the relativisation of the power of the past and the quest to liberate humanity from tradition. In biblical studies, this has also often led to results that are profoundly divergent from the results of dogmatic and traditional exegesis such that dogmatic theologians criticise the methods and results of biblical exegesis. In Islam, the orthodoxy has sought to shield Qur'anic exegesis from historical critic. But this has not saved Qurâanic exegesis from the inevitable confrontation with the realities presented by modernity. The result is that, although traditional Qur'anic exegesis still holds sway in Islam, many Muslim scholars are already looking for alternative approaches. In this book, the author tries to establish the nature and the points of conflict between traditional and modern approaches to exegesis in Christianity and Islam with a view to drawing necessary lessons for both religious traditions. To achieve this, he examines the extensive criticisms of the methods of biblical and qur'anic exegesis as presented by Joseph Ratzinger (Christianity) and Fazlur Rahman's (Islam). From these criticisms, he draws conclusions that could be helpful to both biblical and Qur'anic exegesis." -- Publisher, page four of cover.

Contents:

Part one: Joseph Ratzinger's critique of modern exegesis. 1. Joseph Ratzinger's understanding of revelation : tradition und scripture

2. Critique of the historical-critical exegesis

3. Theology of liberation and its exegesis

4. Reformulating exegesis

Part two: Fazlur Rahman critique of qur'anic exegesi. 5. Fazlur Rahman's understanding of revelation and scripture

6. Critique of traditional qur'anic exegesis

7. Critique of modern trends in qur'anic exegesis

8. The new ijtihad

Part three: Drawing from the crisis in biblical and qur'anic exegesis. 9. Drawing from the crisis in biblical and qur'anic exegesis.

Notes:

Thesis (doctoral)--Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-465).

ISBN:

9783832555603

3832555609

OCLC:

1371806947

Publisher Number:

9783832555603