Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible: From Ibn Rabban to Ibn Hazm"Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible" deals with the way in which Judaism and its holy scriptures were viewed by nine medieval Muslim writers representing different genres of Arabic literature: Ibn Rabban al-?abar?, Ibn Qutayba, al-Ya'q?b?, Ab? Ja'far al-?abar?, al-Mas'?d?, al-Maqdis?, al-B?qill?n?, al-B?r?n? and Ibn ?azm. After an introductory chapter on the reception of Biblical materials in early Islam and a presentation of the authors under review, the book focuses on their knowledge of Judaism and the text of the Hebrew Bible, and subsequently discusses issues frequently debated between Muslims and Jews, namely, the claim that the Torah contains references to Mu?ammad, and the assertion that the Torah has been both abrogated and falsified. In the appendix, texts by Ibn Qutayba and al-Maqdis? are offered for the first time in an English translation. |
Contents
Chapter One The Reception of Biblical Materials in Early Islam | 1 |
Chapter Two The Authors and Their Works | 23 |
Chapter Three Jewish Beliefs and Practices 20 | 70 |
Chapter Four The Use of Biblical Material and Related Issues | 110 |
Chapter Five The Proofs of Prophethood | 139 |
Chapter Six The Abrogation of the Mosaic Law | 192 |
Chapter Seven The Question of the Authenticity of the Jewish | 223 |
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