The Cross of Christ
Lexington Books (Verlag)
9781793617453 (ISBN)
The Cross of Christ: Islamic Perspectives takes an in-depth look at all of the classical Muslim scholars considered to have affirmed Jesus' crucifixion. Each chapter provides the important historical and intellectual context for the commentators. As well, critical new translations of key texts are provided, offering important access to vital documents. The author argues that, rather than affirming the historicity of the crucifixion, the Isma'ilis tend to assume its historicity, in order to advance important Isma'ili doctrines. The author also contends that the commentators who explored ways to affirm the crucifixion, nonetheless made extensive use of traditional substitution legends that deny the crucifixion. In order to orient the reader, the book starts by introducing the reader to the Jesus of the Qur'an. It then compares Him to the Jesus of the New Testament and the Jesus of para-biblical literature. Upon this Qur'anic skeleton, the author layers a myriad of details found in seventeen works of classic Islamic literature, so that a truly unique, authentic and authoritative Jesus of Islam emerges.
W. Richard Oakes Jr. is post-doctoral researcher.
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Conventions
Introduction
Part I Introduction to the Jesus of Islam
1 The Jesus of the Qur’an
2 The Jesus of the Qur’an in the New Testament
3 The Jesus of the Qur’an in Para-Biblical Literature
4 The Jesus of Classical Islamic Literature
Part I Observation about the Jesus of Islam
Part II Introduction to the Isma‘ili Case for the Crucifixion
5 Mu’ayyad fi’l-Din al-Shirazi
6 Abu H?atim al-Razi Argues against al-Nasafi and against Rhazes
7 The Book of Highest Initiation
8 Abu Ya‘qub al-Sijistani
9 Ja‘far b. Mans?ur al-Yaman
10 Rasa’il Ikhwan al-S?afa’
Part II Observations about the Isma‘ili Case for the Crucifixion
Part III Introduction to the Tafasir Case for the Crucifixion
11 The Substitution Legends of the Jami‘ al-bayan ‘an ta’wil al-Qur’an of al-T?abari
12 The Four Grammarians of the Crucifixion
13 Four Rationalists Discuss Whether Allah Can Cast the Likeness of One Man upon Another
14 The Mysticism of Ruzbihan al-Baqli
15 Two An
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 5 b/w photos; 3 tables; |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 164 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 676 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781793617453 / 9781793617453 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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