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The Cross of Christ

Islamic Perspectives
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The Cross of Christ: Foundational Islamic Perspectives takes an in-depth look at all of the medieval 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 and schools of thought. 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 extra canonical 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.
List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Conventions Introduction Part I Introduction to the Jesus of Islam 1 The Jesus of the Qur'an 2 The Jesus of the Qur'an in the New Testament 3 The Jesus of the Qur'an in Para-Biblical Literature 4 The Jesus of Classical Islamic Literature Part I Observation about the Jesus of Islam Part II Introduction to the Isma'ili Case for the Crucifixion 5 Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi 6 Abu H atim al-Razi Argues against al-Nasafi and against Rhazes 7 The Book of Highest Initiation 8 Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani 9 Ja'far b. Mans ur al-Yaman 10 Rasa'il Ikhwan al-S afa' Part II Observations about the Isma'ili Case for the Crucifixion Part III Introduction to the Tafasir Case for the Crucifixion 11 The Substitution Legends of the Jami' al-bayan 'an ta'wil al-Qur'an of al-T abari 12 The Four Grammarians of the Crucifixion 13 Four Rationalists Discuss Whether Allah Can Cast the Likeness of One Man upon Another 14 The Mysticism of Ruzbihan al-Baqli 15 Two Anti-Christian Polemical Works Part III Observations about the Tafasir Case for the Crucifixion Conclusion Overview of Related Literature Acknowledgments Bibliography About the Author
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