Qur'anic Christians: An Analysis of Classical and Modern Exegesis

by Jane Dammen McAuliffe

Overview

The Muslim perception of Christianity and Christians is an issue of longstanding debate among scholars of both Islam and Christianity. In this book, Jane McAuliffe analyzes a series of passages from the Qur'an that make ostensibly positive remarks about Christians. She conducts this analysis through a close examination of Muslim exegesis of the Qur'an, spanning ten centuries of commentary. In this effort to trace various interpretations of these passages, the author attempts to determine whether these positive passages can justifiably serve as proof-texts of Muslim tolerance of Christianity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521039284
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/20/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Qur'anic Commentary and Commentators: 1. Text and tafsir; 2. From Tabari to Tabataba'i; Part II. Qur'anic Commendation of Christians: 3. Nazarenes of faith and action; 4. Followers of the Qur'anic Jesus; 5. Steadfast and submissive; 6. The promised bounty of piety; 7. The praiseworthy amity of Christians; 8. Christians as pre-Qur'anic Muslims; 9. Compassion, mercy and monasticism; Conclusion; Works cited; Index of Qur'anic verses; Index of names and subjects.

Editorial Reviews

"...this is a book in which the sources are read accurately and intelligently." MESA Bulletin

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