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A Muslim theologian in a sectarian milieu : ʻAbd al-Jabbār and the critique of Christian origins / / Gabriel Reynolds



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Autore: Reynolds Gabriel Said Visualizza persona
Titolo: A Muslim theologian in a sectarian milieu : ʻAbd al-Jabbār and the critique of Christian origins / / Gabriel Reynolds Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 297 pages)
Disciplina: 297.2/93
Soggetto topico: Christianity and other religions - Islam
Christianity in the Qurʼan
Islam - Relations - Christianity
Motazilites - Doctrines
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Preface; Chapter One: An Introduction to the Critique of Christian Origins and the Judaeo-Christian Thesis; Chapter Two: The Historical Context of 'Abd al-Jabbar's Critique; Chapter Three: The Critique: Reputation, Content and Style; Chapter Four: Muslim Sources of the Critique; Chapter Five: Non-Muslim Sources of the Critique; Conclusion: the Critique and the Sectarian Milieu; Bibliography; Appendices; Index of People, Places and Subjects; Index of Qur'anic Citations; Index of Biblical Citations
Sommario/riassunto: In 385 AH/AD 995 the Qāḍī 'Abd al-Jabbār, well known for his Mu'tazilī theological writings, wrote the Confirmation of the Proofs of Prophecy , a work that includes a creative polemic against Christianity. 'Abd al-Jabbār reinterprets the Bible, Church history (especially the lives of Paul and Constantine) and Christian practice to argue that Christians changed the Islamic religion of Jesus. The present work begins with an examination of the controversial theory that this polemic was borrowed from an unkown Judaeo-Christian group. The author argues that 'Abd al-Jabbār's polemic is better understood as a response to his particular milieu and the on-going inter-religious debates of the medieval Islamic world. By examining the life and thought of 'Abd al-Jabbār, along with the Islamic, Christian and Jewish antecedants to his polemic, the author uncovers the intimate relationship between sectarian controversy and the development of an Islamic doctrine on Christianity.
Altri titoli varianti: ʿAbd al-Jabbār and the Critique of Christian Origins
Titolo autorizzato: A Muslim theologian in a sectarian milieu  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-85968-7
9786610859689
90-474-0582-X
1-4337-0745-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784193203321
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Serie: Islamic History and Civilization ; ; 56.