Islam's Jesus / Zeki Saritoprak.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]Description: xvi, 222 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780813049403 (alk. paper)
  • 0813049407 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BP 134 .J37 S27 2014
Contents:
The Qur'an and Jesus as God's messenger -- A Qur'anic 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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index.

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.

The Qur'an and Jesus as God's messenger -- A Qur'anic 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.

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