The Qur'an and its Biblical Subtext Routledge Studies in the Qur'an Series
Auteur : Reynolds Gabriel Said
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, Mary, and Muhammad among others, Reynolds shows how modern translators of the Qur??n have followed medieval Muslim commentary and demonstrates how an appreciation of the Qur??n?s Biblical subtext uncovers the richness of the Qur??n?s discourse. Presenting unique interpretations of 13 different sections of the Qur??n based on studies of earlier Jewish and Christian literature, the author substantially re-evaluates Muslim exegetical literature. Thus The Qur??n and Its Biblical Subtext, a work based on a profound regard for the Qur??n?s literary structure and rhetorical strategy, poses a substantial challenge to the standard scholarship of Qur??nic Studies. With an approach that bridges early Christian history and Islamic origins, the book will appeal not only to students of the Qur?an but of the Bible, religious studies and Islamic history.
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
Gabriel Said Reynolds is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology at the University of Notre Dame (USA). He works on Qur’ānic Studies and Muslim-Christian Relations and is the author of A Muslim Theologian in the Sectarian Milieu, the translator of ‘Abd al-Jabbār’s A Critique of Christian Origins, and the editor of The Qur’ān in Its Historical Context.
Date de parution : 03-2012
Ouvrage de 320 p.
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 05-2010
15.6x23.4 cm
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