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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794379003321

Autore

Kaltner John <1954->

Titolo

How the Qur'an interprets the Bible : comparing Islamic, Jewish, and Christian scriptures / / John Kaltner, Christopher G. Frechette

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, New Jersey : , : Paulist Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-58768-772-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (148 pages)

Disciplina

201.5

Soggetti

Abrahamic religions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Mary and Jesus -- Adam and Eve -- Cain and Abel -- Noah and his family -- Abraham and his son -- Moses and the golden calf -- David and Saul -- Solomon and the Queen of Sheba -- Job and Satan -- Jonah and the fish.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Bible and the Qur'an are arguably the most frequently cited and most misunderstood books in history, and the relationship between them is often discussed but regularly misconstrued. This book introduces readers to the Qur'an by exploring how Islamic as well as Jewish and Christian scriptures convey meaning by drawing on traditions about some of the most well-known characters found in both texts"--