Sharing Mary : Bible and Qur'an side by side /

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This book is an anthology which includes all the stories shared by both the Bible and the Qur'an presented side by side, showing verse by verse the similarities and differences between the two. Starting with creation in six days, it leads to the Last Day of Reckoning, with its promise of heaven...

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Other Authors: Borg-Neervoort, Marlies ter, Rippin, Andrew, 1950-2016, Abou El Fadl, Khaled, 1963-, Stowasser, Barbara Freyer, 1935-2012
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: Charleston [S.C.] : CreateSpace, 2011.
Edition:2nd rev. ed.
Subjects:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > In the Qurʼan.
Qurʼan > Relation to the Bible.
Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Qurʼan > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Religions > Comparative studies.
Qurʼan stories.
Bible stories.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Introduction : Bible and Qur'an in dialogue. A bridge of stories / Marlies ter Borg
  • Sharing stories : intermezzo / by Karin Bisschop
  • Tolerance and pro-existence : understanding each other's language / Moch Nur Ichwan
  • Bible and Qur'an side by side : method and limitations / Marlies ter Borg
  • The historic and academic context / Andrew Rippin
  • Alpha : the beginning
  • pt. 2. Stories in the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an. Creation
  • Reading the creation story together : intermezzo / by Herman Beck
  • The creation of humankind
  • Eve and the wife of Adam, gender issues in Qur'an interpretation : intermezzo / by Barbara Stowasser
  • Paradise lost : Adam and Eve (Hawwa)
  • Returning to dust : intermezzo / by Khaled Abou el Fadl
  • Longing for brotherhood : intermezzo / by Khaled Abou el Fadl
  • Fratricide : Cain and Abel, the sons of Adam (Qabil and Habil)
  • Saving one is saving all : intermezzo / by Awraham Soetendorp
  • Noah/Nuh and the Great Flood
  • Abraham/Ibrahim, Ishmael/Ismail and Isaac/Ishaq
  • Lot/Lut and the destruction of Sodom
  • Joseph/Yusuf in Egypt
  • Moses/Musa and the exodus from Egypt
  • David/Dawood : shepherd, poet, king
  • Solomon/Sulaiman the wise and the Queen of Sheba
  • The sorrow of Job/Ayyub
  • Jonah/Yunus and the great fish
  • Sharing the prophets : intermezzo / by Awraham Soetendorp
  • pt. 3. Stories in the New Testament and the Qur'an. Zacharias/Zakariya, his son John/Yahya, and Mary/Maryam
  • Sharing Mary : intermezzo / by Marlies ter Borg
  • Mary/Maryam and the birth of Jesus/'Isa
  • Jesus, my great Jewish brother : intermezzo / by Awraham Soetendorp
  • Jesus/'Isa : his life and teachings
  • Jesus/'Isa : death, resurrection and ascension
  • Jesus/'Isa and Muhammad
  • pt. 4. Life after death/The afterlife. The last day, the last judgment
  • Individual responsibility and the afterlife : intermezzo / by Mehmet Pacaci
  • Interpreting hell in an interfaith context : intermezzo / by Mehmet Pacaci
  • The fires of hell
  • The heavenly city/gardens of paradise, Eden
  • Are Christians allowed into the paradise gardens? : intermezzo / by Marlies ter Borg
  • pt. 5. Legal and ethical issues. The position of women
  • Inspiring women in Bible and Qur'an : intermezzo / by Martha Frederiks
  • Penal law : crime and punishment
  • International law : war and peace
  • War and international law in the Qur'an : intermezzo / by Marlies ter Borg
  • Common values and virtues
  • Omega : attributes of God
  • God is the end : intermezzo / by Khaled Abou el Fadl
  • Who's talking? : intermezzo / by Andrew Rippin.

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