Brannon M. Wheeler

Moses in the Qur'an and Islamic Exegesis (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book relates 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136128905
• Artikelnr.: 45133078

Autorenporträt

Brannon Wheeler is Associate Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, and Comparative Religion at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he is also Head of the Comparative Islamic Studies program. His research and teaching focuses on Islamic Law, Quranic Studies, and the History of Religions.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I. Focusing on Q 18:60-83, the only Qur'anic Moses
Narrative that Does Not Seem to Have a Biblical Parralel 1. Examination of
the Claim that Q 18:65-83 is Derived from an Earlier Oral Jewish Source as
Identified by a Number of Scholars, including Ginzburg and Wensinck 2.
"Moses or Alexander?" Raises the Issues of the Identification of both Moses
and Alexander with the Qur'anic Figure "Dur Al-Qarnayn" (horned one) Part
2. Focusing on Q 28:21-28, Moses in Midian and his Association with the
Prophet Jacob 3. "Moses at Jacob's Well". Analyzes the Conflation of Moses
at Midian Part 3. Focusing on the exegetical association of Dhu al-Qarnayn
withthe Prophet Abraham 4. "Well of Beersheba and the Water of Life" 5.
"Duh al-Qarnayn and the Water of Life" 6. Conclusion "Duh al-Qarnayn and
the Prophet Muhammed"