People of the Book
Biblical Characters in the Qur'an
People of the Book
Biblical Characters in the Qur'an
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9780567029720
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 01/02/2007
Width: 15.3 cm
Height: 22.8 cm
The title of the book comes from the description of believers in the Abrahamic faith traditions in the Qur'an. Brown very simply proceeds through his book to help Jews and Christians understand the role that several biblical figures from their own traditions play in Islam. Do Christians know, for example, that Jesus in the Qur'an was speaking about Muhammad when he promised to send an Advocate or Comforter? Who would have imagined that Noah had a rebellious son who refused to get on the ark? Brown uses this method of examining scriptural characters as a way of seeing Islam in its pure light, without the distortions of history or individual failings.
Foreword by Salman Rushdie; Introduction; Preface; Cast of Characters; Prologue; Chapter 1 Higher Than Angels; Chapter 2 Raising Cain; Chapter 3 Prism of Tears; Chapter 4 Towering Ambition; Chapter 5 The Patriarch; Chapter 6 The Matriarch; Chapter 7 The Archer's Jihad; Chapter 8 The Hajj of LIfe; Chapter 9 The Covenant; Chapter 10 The Dream; Chapter 11 The Foundation; Chapter 12 Three Kings; Chapter 13 Women Who Have Names; Chapter 14 Cameo Appearances; Chapter 15 Sister of Moses / Mother of Jesus; Chapter 16 The Temple; Chapter 17 Son of Man / Son of God / Son of Mary; Chapter 18 The Dome; Epilogue; Appendix 1 Bearing Faithful Witness: The Relationship between Christianity and Judaism; Appendix 2 That We May Know Each Other: Islam and Christianity; Appendix 3 The Bridge Between Judaism and Islam by Reuven Firestone; Acknowledgments; Bibliography.
