|
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion
|
Buy Now
The Golden Calf between Bible and Qur'an - Scripture, Polemic, and Exegesis from Late Antiquity to Islam (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R4,293
Discovery Miles 42 930
|
|
|
The Golden Calf between Bible and Qur'an - Scripture, Polemic, and Exegesis from Late Antiquity to Islam (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Studies in the Abrahamic Religions
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
This book explores the story of the Israelites' worship of the
Golden Calf in its Jewish, Christian, and Muslim contexts, from
ancient Israel to the emergence of Islam. It focuses in particular
on the Qur'an's presentation of the narrative and its background in
Jewish and Christian retellings of the episode from Late Antiquity.
Across the centuries, the interpretation of the Calf episode
underwent major changes reflecting the varying cultural, religious,
and ideological contexts in which various communities used the
story to legitimate their own tradition, challenge the claims of
others, and delineate the boundaries between self and other. The
book contributes to the ongoing reevaluation of the relationship
between Bible and Qur'an, arguing for the necessity of
understanding the Qur'an and Islamic interpretations of the history
and narratives of ancient Israel as part of the broader biblical
tradition. The Calf narrative in the Qur'an, central to the
qur'anic conception of the legacy of Israel and the status of the
Jews of its own time, reflects a profound engagement with the
biblical account in Exodus, as well as being informed by exegetical
and parascriptural traditions in circulation in the Qur'an's milieu
in Late Antiquity. The book also addresses the issue of Western
approaches to the Qur'an, arguing that the historical reliance of
scholars and translators on classical Muslim exegesis of scripture
has led to misleading conclusions about the meaning of qur'anic
episodes.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
