Moses in the Quran and Islamic exegesis /

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Author / Creator:	Wheeler, Brannon M., 1965-
Imprint:	London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 228 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	RoutledgeCurzon studies in the Quran RoutledgeCurzon studies in the Quran.
Subject:	Moses -- (Biblical leader) -- In the Qurʼan. Moses -- (Biblical leader) -- Islamic interpretations. Moses -- (Biblical leader) Islam -- Relations -- Judaism. Judaism -- Relations -- Islam. Interfaith relations. Islam. Islamic interpretations of Moses. Judaism. Moses (Biblical leader) in the Qurʼan. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12013565

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ISBN:	9781136128905 1136128905 9780203037454 0203037456 0700716033 9780700716036
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-210) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	Relating the Muslim understanding of Moses in the Qur'an to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Alexander Romances, Aramaic Targums, Rabbinic Bible exegesis, and folklore from the ancient and medieval Mediterranean, this book shows how Muslim scholars authorize and identify themselves through allusions to the Bible and Jewish tradition. Exegesis of Qur'an 18:60-82 shows how Muslim exegetes engage Biblical theology through interpretation of the ancient Israelites, their prophets, and their Torah. This Muslim use of a scripture shared with Jews and Christians suggests fresh perspectives for the history of re.
Other form:	Print version: Wheeler, Brannon M., 1965- Moses in the Quran and Islamic exegesis. London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002 0700716033

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