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 Sunn, Imm Sh' and Ism'l 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.

Autorentext

Martin Whittingham, Das Zentrum für muslimisch-christliche Studien, und Universität Oxford, UK.

Klappentext

This is the first volume of a scholarly overview of Muslim responses to the Bible. The project explores how Muslims have both criticized and used the Biblical text, drawing on the Qur an, classical texts and more recent works from around the Muslim world. By painting a clearer picture than previously available, this project aims to tell the story of Muslim engagement with the Bible an important issue affecting interfaith relations today.