The encounter of Eastern Christianity with early Islam / edited by Emmanouela Grypeou, Mark Swanson, and David Thomas. [print]

Papers from a workshop held in June 2003 in Erfurt, Germany.

Introduction Emmanouela Grypeou Islam and Oriens Christianus: Makka 610-622 A.D. Irfan Shahid Face to face encounter between Patriarch Sophronius of Jerusalem and the caliph Umar Ibn al-Khatab: friends or foes? Daniel J. Sahas Ideological transformation and the evolution of imperial presentation in the wake of Islam's victory David Olster Early Muslim raids into Anatolia and Byzantine reactions under Emperor Constans II Walter E. Kaegi Copts and the Islam of the seventh century Harald Suermann Amid in the seventh-century Syriac life of Theodute Andrew Palmer Die islamische Zeit in Giwargis Wardas 'Onita uber die Katholikoi des Ostens Martin Tamcke Political power and right religion in the east Syrian disputation between a monk of Bet Hale and an Arab notable Gerrit J. Reinink Perception and presentation of the Arab conquest in Syriac historiography: how did the changing social position of the Syrian Orthodox community influence the account of their historiographers? Jan J. van Ginkel New Testament citations in the hadith literature and the question of early gospel translations into Arabic David Cook Muslim-Christian controversy in an unedited Syriac text, Revelations and testimonies about our Lord's dispensation Muriel Debie Folly to the Hunafa: the crucifixion in early Christian-Muslim controversy Mark N. Swanson Christian theologians and new questions David Thomas Answers for the shaykh: a 'Melkite' Arabic text from Sinai and the doctrines of the Trinity and the Incarnation in 'Arab orthodox' apologetics Sidney H. Griffith.

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