Title:
Islam's Jesus / Zeki Saritoprak.
Author:
Saritoprak, Zeki.
Publication Information:
[Gainesville, FL] : University Press Of Florida, 2015.
Call Number:
BP134 .J37 S27 2015
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.
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Edition:
First paperback edition.
ISBN:
9780813061788
9780813049403
Physical Description:
xvi, 222 pages ; 24 cm
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.
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