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Genre/Form: | Bible stories Comparative studies Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert C Gregg |
ISBN: | 9780190231491 0190231491 |
OCLC Number: | 906169674 |
Description: | xviii, 721 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Part I. Cain and Abel/Qabil and Habil. Preview, chapters 1-3: the first murder -- Cain's fratricide: rabbis and other early Jewish writers judge the case -- Cain and Abel christianized -- "Tell them the story of the two sons of Adam as it really was" -- Comparative summary: Cain and Abel/Qabil and Habil -- part II. Sarah and Hagar: mothers to three families. Preview, chapters 4-6: Abraham's rival wives -- Sarah and Hagar: Jewish portrayals -- Sarah and Hagar in Christian retellings -- Hagar and Ishmael, Abraham's family in Mecca -- Comparative summary: Sarah and Hagar: mothers to three families -- part III. Joseph's temptation by his Egyptian master's wife. Preview, chapters 7-9: Joseph/Yusuf and the temptress -- Joseph and Potiphar's wife: Jewish interpretations -- Joseph put to the test: Christian sermons and art -- Yusuf with Zulaykha -- Comparative summary: Joseph's temptation by his Egyptian master's wife -- part IV. Jonah the angry prophet. Preview, chapters 10-12: "The one of the fish" -- Jonah, Nineveh, the great fish, and God: Jews ponder the story -- Jonah and Jesus: in one story, two -- Islam's Yunus: from anger to praise -- Comparative summary: Jonah the angry prophet -- part V. Mary, Miriam, Maryam. Preview, chapters 13-15: Mary through the eyes of three religions -- Mary in Christian imagination: from Jewish maiden to ever-virgin to heavenly advocate -- Miriam, mother of Yeshu the false messiah: Jewish counterstories -- Maryam, mother of `Isa: "chosen ... over the women of all peoples" -- Comparative summary: Mary, Miriam, Maryam -- Epilogue. |
Responsibility: | Robert C. Gregg. |
Abstract:
In Shared Stories, Rival Tellings, Robert Gregg performs a comparative investigation of how Jewish, Christian, and Muslim interpreters developed their distinctive and exclusionary understandings of narratives common to their three Holy Books
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Robert Gregg's Shared Stories is a rich comparative study of diverse Jewish, Christian, and Muslim portrayals of important characters in the three religions' scriptures...It provides an excellent introduction to the subject for students or for scholars (in particular those who may be familiar with the exegetical traditions of one of the three monotheistic religions). * John Tolan, Universite de Nantes, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations * Read more...
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