297.2465 KHA /1//1
Khalidi T, ;
The Muslim Jesus. : Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature / Tarif Khalidi. — Cambridge, Massachusetts; London : Harvard University Press, ©2003. — 245 p.. — (Convergences: Inventories of the Present). — ISBN 978-0-674-01115-1
ДКД 297.2465
ДКД 297.2465
Зміст:
Contents
Introduction: The Muslim Gospel
The Background
A Sketch of the Quranic Jesus
Jesus in the Muslim Gospel
The Early Content
Emergence and Development
The Earliest Sayings: Character and Function
The Later Sayings and Stories
Conclusion
The Sayings and Stories
Notes
Bibliography of Arabic Sources
Index to the Sayings
General Index
Анотація:
This work presents in English translation the largest collection ever assembled of 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 thought for more than a thousand years. An invaluable 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. As such, it is a work of great significance for the understanding of both, and of profound implications for modern-day intersectarian relations and ecumenical dialogue.
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.