Islam's Jesus / Zeki Saritoprak.

Author/creator Sarıtoprak, Zeki author.
Format Book
PublicationGainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
Copyright Date©2014
Descriptionxvi, 222 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects
Jesus Christ--In the Qurʼan.
Jesus Christ--Islamic interpretations.
Qurʼan--Relation to the Bible.
Islam--Relations. --Christianity.
Christianity and other religions--Islam.

Contents Jesus as God's messenger in the Qurʼan -- A Qurʼanic perspective on the eschatological role of Jesus -- Islamic eschatology and Jesus as a sign of the hour -- The Hadith and Jesus's eschatological descent -- Speculations about Jesus's return -- The Mahdi and Jesus as allies against al-Dajjal (the Antichrist) -- Literalist approaches to Jesus's eschatological role in Islamic theology -- Symbolic, allegorical, and other interpretive approaches to Jesus's eschatological role -- Jesus's descent and theologies of Muslim-Christian cooperation.
Abstract While it is not well known among Christians, Jesus has an important role in the Quaranic literature, and this book examines this provocative topic, focusing on Jesus's role in the eschatology of Islam, especially on the afterlife.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index.
LCCN 2013044112
ISBN9780813049403 (alk. paper)
ISBN0813049407 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BP134 .J37 S27 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold