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008			040202s2004 miuab b 001 0 eng
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049			_aSBIM
050	0	4	_aBP134.E37.U534 2004
100	1		_aElass, Mateen, _d1955-, _e1
245	1	0	_aUnderstanding the Koran : _ba quick Christian guide to the Muslim holy book / _cMateen Elass. _hPR
260			_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bZondervan, _c(c)2004.
300			_a192 pages : _billustrations, map ; _c19 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_a1 (pages 178-182) and indexes.
505	0	0	_tThe Koran through Muslim eyes -- _tWhere did the Koran come from? -- _tAnd the Word became ... paper? -- _tWill the real Jesus please stand up? -- _tNot all texts are created equal -- _tIs Allah a false God? -- _tStreams in the desert : Jewish and Christian sources in the Koran -- _tMore streams in the desert : biblical persons in the Koran -- _tThe agony and the ecstasy : hell and heaven -- _tWhat is the path of Jihad? -- _tEpilogue: The risk of ignorance.
520	0		_aMuslims believe the Koran exists as a literal book in heaven and was dictated to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. It is only the length of the New Testament, yet a fifth of the world claims it is the complete revelation of God. To most Americans, though, the Koran remains a mystery. Did you know that the Koran teaches the virgin birth and miracle-filled, prophetic ministry of Jesus? Claims to fully embrace his teachings? Reveres Abraham, Moses, Jonah, and other biblical prophets? Find out how the Koran resembles the Bible--and the drastic ways in which it differs. Understanding the Koran gives you an essential grasp of Islam's holy book: where it came from, what it teaches, how Muslims view it, and how the Allah of the Koran compares with the God of the Bible. Cherished as the final, perfect revelation of God's will by 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide, the Koran has become a part of American life. Written by a pastor who was born to a Muslim father and raised in Saudi Arabia, Understanding the Koran gives you an overview that will show you: why the background behind the Koran is important; how the Koran came into existence; a summary of the main teachings of the Koran, including what it says about Jesus and the crucifixion; similarities and differences between Muslim and Christian views of God; what the Koran teaches about jihad and holy war; and what the Koran teaches about heaven and hell. More than furnishing you with an essential grasp of Islam's holy book, Understanding the Koran points you to the one thing that can draw your Muslim friends to Jesus--his love, demonstrated to them through you. Discussion questions enable you to use this book in group studies.
530			_a2
630	0	0	_aQuran _vControversial literature.
630	0	0	_aQuran _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630	0	0	_aQuran _xRelation to the Bible.
650		0	_aChristianity and other religions _xIslam.
650		0	_aIslam _xRelations _xChristianity.
942			_cBK _hBP _m2004
994			_aC0 _bSBI
999			_c32965 _d32965
902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell