The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature

By:

Khalidi, Tarif [editor and translator]

Language: English Original language: Arabic Series: Convergences (Cambridge, Mass.)Publication details: Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001.Description: viii, 245 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

0674004779 (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

BP 172 21 .K495 2001

LOC classification:

BP 172 .K495 2001

Contents:

Introduction: The Muslim Gospel. The Background. A Sketch of the Qur'anic Jesus. Jesus in the Muslim Gospel. The Early Context. Emergence and Development. The Earliest Sayings: Character and Function. The Later Sayings and Stories -- The Sayings and Stories.

Review: "This work presents in English translation the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic Islamic literature. In doing so, it traces a tradition of love and reverence for Jesus that has characterized Islamic though for more than a thousand years. A resource for the history of religions, the collection documents how one culture, that of Islam, assimilated the towering religious figure of another, that of Christianity.".Summary: "Tarif Khalidi's introduction and commentaries place the sayings and stories in their historical context, showing how and why this "gospel" arose and the function it served within Muslim devotion. The Jesus that emerges here is a compelling figure of deep and life-giving spirituality. The sayings and stories, some 300 in number and arranged in chronological order, show us how the image of this Jesus evolved throughout a millennium of Islamic history."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa	Jesuit Historical Institute in Africa	General Stacks	General Stacks	BP 172 .K495 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan (Restricted Access)		36

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-239) and indexes.

"This work presents in English translation the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic Islamic literature. In doing so, it traces a tradition of love and reverence for Jesus that has characterized Islamic though for more than a thousand years. A resource for the history of religions, the collection documents how one culture, that of Islam, assimilated the towering religious figure of another, that of Christianity.".

"Tarif Khalidi's introduction and commentaries place the sayings and stories in their historical context, showing how and why this "gospel" arose and the function it served within Muslim devotion. The Jesus that emerges here is a compelling figure of deep and life-giving spirituality. The sayings and stories, some 300 in number and arranged in chronological order, show us how the image of this Jesus evolved throughout a millennium of Islamic history."--BOOK JACKET.

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