The Muslim Jesus /
The Muslim Jesus /
Tarif Khalidi.
- First Harvard University Press paperback edition, 2003.
- viii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Convergences. .
- Convergences (Cambridge, Mass.) .
This work presents, in English translation, the largest collection ever assembled of the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic Islamic literature. In doing so, it traces a tradition of love and reverence for Jesus that has characterized Islamic thought for more than a thousand years. A valuable resource for the history of religions, the collection documents how one culture, that of Islam, assimilated the towering religious figure of another, that of Christianity. As such, it is a work of great significance for the understanding of both, and of profound implications for modern-day intersectarian relations and ecumenical dialogue.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Muslim Gospelp. 1The Backgroundp. 6A Sketch of the Qur'anic Jesusp. 9Jesus in the Muslim Gospelp. 17The Early Contextp. 22Emergence and Developmentp. 29The Earliest Sayings: Character and Functionp. 32The Later Sayings and Storiesp. 38Conclusionp. 43The Sayings and Storiesp. 47Notesp. 221Bibliography of Arabic Sourcesp. 233Index to the Sayingsp. 240General Indexp. 242
9780674011151 RM155.10
Jesus Christ--Islamic interpretations.
Jesus Christ--In the Qurʼan.
'Isa (Quranic character)
Christianity and other religions--Islam.
Islam--Relations--Christianity.
This work presents, in English translation, the largest collection ever assembled of the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic Islamic literature. In doing so, it traces a tradition of love and reverence for Jesus that has characterized Islamic thought for more than a thousand years. A valuable resource for the history of religions, the collection documents how one culture, that of Islam, assimilated the towering religious figure of another, that of Christianity. As such, it is a work of great significance for the understanding of both, and of profound implications for modern-day intersectarian relations and ecumenical dialogue.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The Muslim Gospelp. 1The Backgroundp. 6A Sketch of the Qur'anic Jesusp. 9Jesus in the Muslim Gospelp. 17The Early Contextp. 22Emergence and Developmentp. 29The Earliest Sayings: Character and Functionp. 32The Later Sayings and Storiesp. 38Conclusionp. 43The Sayings and Storiesp. 47Notesp. 221Bibliography of Arabic Sourcesp. 233Index to the Sayingsp. 240General Indexp. 242
9780674011151 RM155.10
Jesus Christ--Islamic interpretations.
Jesus Christ--In the Qurʼan.
'Isa (Quranic character)
Christianity and other religions--Islam.
Islam--Relations--Christianity.