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A01=W. Richard Oakes Jr.
Author_W. Richard Oakes
Author_W. Richard Oakes Jr.
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Crucifixion in Islam
Crucifixion of Jesus
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Islam and Christianity
Jesus of Islam
Jesus of Qur'an
Muslim Anti-Christian polemics
Product details
- ISBN 9781793617453
- Weight: 676g
- Dimensions: 164 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 06 Oct 2020
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Cross of Christ: Islamic Perspectives takes an in-depth look at all of the classical Muslim scholars considered to have affirmed Jesus' crucifixion. Each chapter provides the important historical and intellectual context for the commentators. As well, critical new translations of key texts are provided, offering important access to vital documents. The author argues that, rather than affirming the historicity of the crucifixion, the Isma'ilis tend to assume its historicity, in order to advance important Isma'ili doctrines. The author also contends that the commentators who explored ways to affirm the crucifixion, nonetheless made extensive use of traditional substitution legends that deny the crucifixion. In order to orient the reader, the book starts by introducing the reader to the Jesus of the Qur'an. It then compares Him to the Jesus of the New Testament and the Jesus of para-biblical literature. Upon this Qur'anic skeleton, the author layers a myriad of details found in seventeen works of classic Islamic literature, so that a truly unique, authentic and authoritative Jesus of Islam emerges.
W. Richard Oakes Jr. is post-doctoral researcher.
