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Record Nr.

UNINA9910493160003321

Autore

Schofield Rodney

Titolo

Emerging scriptures : Torah, Gospel & Qur'an in Christian perspective / / Rodney Schofield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Luwinga, Mzuzu, Malawi : , : Mzuni Press, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

99908-0-400-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 PDF (210 pages) :) : illustrations

Collana

Mzuni books ; ; 18

Disciplina

208.2

Soggetti

Sacred books

Religions

Dialogue - Religious aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Many roads, one goal -- part 1. Reflecting on the Hebrew scriptures -- 2. The Jewish inheritance of Jesus and the early church -- 3. Valuing the Hebrew scriptures -- 4. Israel's history -- 5. Theological perspectives of the Hebrew bible -- 6. Messianic expectations -- part 2. Assessing the Christian writings -- 7. The earliest Christian witnesses -- 8. from oral testimony to written records -- 9. The emergence of Christian scripture -- 10. Ongoing formation of faith -- part 3. Responding to the Qur'an -- 11. Encountering the Qur'an -- 12. The people of the book -- 13. The seal of the prophets -- 14. Some Qur'anic themes -- 15. Early Christian responses -- Map of Arabia and her neighbours -- Epilogue -- 16. Dialogue today.

Sommario/riassunto

Rodney Schofield traces the beginnings of Biblical and Qur'anic literature and attempts a reconstruction of their original settings. He reassesses some of the classical theories and shows that the scriptures of the Abrahamic faiths, (Torah, Gospel and Qur'an) possess many shared perspectives, reflecting their common heritage. A better appreciation of this shared legacy, he contends, could promote greater mutual understanding and foster respectful co-existence among believers.