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Genre/Form: | Comparative studies Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Farzana Hassan Shahid |
ISBN: | 9780786433001 0786433000 9780786480791 0786480793 |
OCLC Number: | 183928568 |
Description: | ix, 185 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Sources of Christian and Islamic prophecy -- An historical struggle for ascendancy -- What the prophets of old foretold -- Mahdi, Islam's archetypal redeemer, and other Muslim messiahs -- Jesus: son of God or Muslim prophet? -- Christian fundamentalism: then and now -- Jihad: a theoretical and historical framework -- Osama bin Laden and his terrorist agenda -- The world today -- Conclusion: beyond prophecy. |
Responsibility: | Farzana Hassan ; foreword by John S. Niles. |
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Abstract:
Traces the origins of apocalyptic prophecy in Christianity and Islam through examinations of several texts found within the Bible, the ""Quran"", and the ""Hadith"". This work discusses the religious prophecies that are largely focused on end-time or apocalyptic scenarios.
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