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001 2013024958
003 DLC
005 20150415081300.0
008 130628s2014 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013024958
020 $a9780415821230 (hardback)
020 $a9781315855981 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBP134.B4$bE4 2014
082 00 $a297.1/226$223
084 $aREL006000$aREL041000$aSOC053000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aEl-Badawi, Emran Iqbal.
245 14 $aThe Qur'ān and the Aramaic gospel traditions /$cEmran Iqbal El-Badawi.
264 1 $aNew york :$bRoutledge,$c2014.
300 $axix, 280 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aRoutledge studies in the Qur'an
520 $a"This book is a literary and historical analysis of the Arabic Quran and Aramaic Gospels, i.e. the four canonical Gospels preserved in the Syriac and Christian Palestinian Aramaic (CPA) dialects"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"This book is a study of related passages found in the Arabic Qurʼan and the Aramaic Gospels, i.e. the Gospels preserved in the Syriac and Christian Palestinian Aramaic dialects. It builds upon the work of traditional Muslim scholars, including al-Biqa'i (d. ca. 808/1460) and al-Suyuti (d. 911/1505), who wrote books examining connections between the Qur'an on the one hand, and Biblical passages and Aramaic terminology on the other, as well as modern western scholars, including Sidney Griffith who argue that pre-Islamic Arabs accessed the Bible in Aramaic. The Qur'ân and the Aramaic Gospel Traditions examines the history of religious movements in the Middle East from 180-632 CE, explaining Islam as a response to the disunity of the Aramaic speaking churches. It then compares the Arabic text of the Qur'ân and the Aramaic text of the Gospels under four main themes: the prophets; the clergy; the divine; and the apocalypse. Among the findings of this book are that the articulator as well as audience of the Qur'ân were monotheistic in origin, probably bilingual, culturally sophisticated and accustomed to the theological debates that raged between the Aramaic speaking churches. Arguing that the Qur'ân's teachings and ethics echo Jewish-Christian conservatism, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Religion, History, and Literature.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 252-274) and indexes.
630 00 $aQurʼan$xRelation to the Bible.
630 00 $aQurʼan$xSources.
630 00 $aQurʼan$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pGospels$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pAramaic$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
650 7 $aRELIGION / Biblical Studies / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies.$2bisacsh
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy14pdf03/2013024958.html