Christ in Islam and Christianity: The Representation of Jesus in the Qur'an and the Classical Muslim Commentaries

ISBN-13: 9780333522097 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 235 str.

Neal Robinson

Opis

The way in which Jesus is portrayed in the Qur'an is at times ambiguous and has given rise to a bewildering variety of conflicting interpretations. Neal Robinson first outlines the various Christian approaches to the subject and then explains the principles of Muslim exegesis before looking in detail at what five classical Sunni commentaries say about Jesus' return, the crucifixion, the miracles and the virginal conception. Further chapters examine the same key topics from the viewpoint of Shi'ite and Sufi exegesis.

Spis treści

Preface - Introduction - Jesus in the Qur' n - s through Christian Eyes - s and the Church Historian - Muhammad and the Christians - Muhammad and Jesus - Currents and Encounters - Shi'ites and Sufis - Classical Exegesis - Jesus' Return: Qur'an 4:159 - Jesus' Return: Continued - The Crucifixion: Non-Muslim Approaches - The Meaning of the Verb Tawaffa - Muslim Interpretation of Shubbiha La-Hum - The Miracles: Creating Birds from Clay - The Miracles: Raising the Dead to Life - The Virginal Conception: Non-Muslim Perspectives - The Virginal Conception: Razi's Comments on 19:16-22a - The Representation of Jesus in the Shi'ite Commentaries - The Representation of Jesus in the Sufi Commentaries - Postscript - Notes - Bibliography - Index

O autorze

NEIL ROBINSON is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education.