The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature (Convergences: Inventories of the Present)
By Unknown Author.
Description
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 intersec...
ISBN(s)
0674011155, 9780674011151
