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

McAuliffe, Jane Dammen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521364701 ISBN 13: 9780521364706

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

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 analyses 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. She finds that commentators have consistently distinguished between the vast majority of Christians, who are denounced for having turned from the true word of God, and a small minority, who accepted the prophethood of Muhammed and are praised.

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

Book Description:

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 analyses a series of passages from the Qur'an that make ostensibly positive remarks about Christians.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0521364701
• ISBN 13: 9780521364706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 356