A History of Muslim Views of the Bible : : The First Four Centuries / / Martin Whittingham.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• VerfasserIn: Whittingham, Martin,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2020]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR) , 7
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XVI, 214 p.)

This book is the first of two volumes that aim to produce something not previously attempted: a synthetic history of Muslim responses to the Bible, stretching from the rise of Islam to the present day. It combines scholarship with a genuine narrative, so as to tell the story of Muslim engagement with the Bible. Covering Sunnī, Imāmī Shī'ī and Ismā'īlī perspectives, this study will offer a scholarly overview of three areas of Muslim response, namely ideas of corruption, use of the Biblical text, and abrogation of the text. For each period of history, the important figures and dominant trends, along with exceptions, are identified. The interplay between using and criticising the Bible is explored, as well as how the respective emphasis on these two approaches rises and falls in different periods and locations. The study critically engages with existing scholarship, scrutinizing received views on the subject, and shedding light on an important area of interfaith concern.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- A Note on Conventions -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Views of the Bible in the Qur’an and Earliest Commentaries -- 3. Hadith and Biographical Literature -- 4. Engaging on Many Fronts: Other Writings from the Early Centuries -- 5. A Tale of Three Critics – and one Apostle -- 6. Conclusions and Prospects: Looking Back and Looking Ahead -- Appendix: Qur’anic Verses on the Previous Scriptures -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects and Names -- Index of Biblical References -- Index of Qur’anic References