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003			OCoLC
005			20240726104737.0
008			140422s2014 nyu fob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9780199359387 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
020			_a9780199359370 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050	0	4	_aBP134 _b.S375 2014
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aSirry, Mun'im A., _d1971- _e1
245	1	0	_aScriptural polemics : _bthe Qur'an and other religions / _cMun'im Sirry.
260			_aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c(c)2014.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aThe Qur'an and modern tafsir -- _tIslamic reform, tafsir, and religious diversity -- _tReformist Muslim approach to medieval Qur'an commentaries -- _tTowards understanding the Qur'an's polemical texts -- _tThe Qur'an and its polemical context -- _tThe ambiguity of Qur'anic criticisms -- _tIs the Qur'an supersessionist? -- _tContesting the theology of exclusivist salvation -- _tal-Islam as the only true path to salvation -- _tBetween inclusive and exclusive Islam -- _tRe-interpreting the superiority of Islam -- _tThe falsification of Jewish and Christian scriptures -- _tThe charge of scriptural distortion -- _tThe concealment of truth -- _tBetween twisting the tongues and writing the book with hands -- _tQur'anic denials of sonship, human-divinity and trinity -- _t''Son of God'' -- _tThe divine nature of Jesus -- _tTrinitarian doctrine -- _tInter-religious restrictions and engagements -- _tA. treatment of non-Muslim dhimmis -- _tGriendship with the unbelievers -- _tObstacles to inter-religious relations.
520	8		_aThis study is a sustained critical engagement with polemical passages in the Qur'an and with interpretation of those passages by Muslim reformers of the twentieth century. The study focuses on five core issues: scriptural supersessionism; exclusive salvation; charges regarding the Jewish and Christian falsification of revelation; criticisms over divine sonship and the Trinity; and cautions or prohibitions regarding the taking of Jews and Christians as patrons, allies, or intimates.
520	0		_aA number of passages in the Qur'an criticize Jews and Christians, from claims of exclusive salvation and charges of Jewish and Christian falsification of revelation to cautions against the taking of Jews and Christians as patrons, allies, or intimates. Mun'im Sirry offers a novel exploration of these polemical passages, which have long been regarded as obstacles to peaceable interreligious relations, through the lens of twentieth-century tafsir (exegesis). He considers such essential questions as: How have modern contexts shaped Muslim reformers' understanding of the Qur'an, and how have the reformers' interpretations recontextualized these passages? Can the Qur'an's polemical texts be interpreted fruitfully for interactions among religious communities in the modern world? Sirry also reflects on the various definitions of apologetic or polemic as relevant sacred texts and analyzes reformist tafsirs with careful attention to argument, literary context, and rhetoric in order to illuminate the methods, positions, and horizons of the exegeses. Scriptural Polemics provides both a critical engagement with the tafsirs and a lucid and original examination of Qur'anic language, logic, and dilemmas, showing how the dynamic and varied reformist interpretations of these passages open the way for a less polemical approach to other religions.
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630	0	0	_aQurʼan _xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630	0	0	_aBible _xIslamic interpretations.
650		0	_aIslam _xRelations.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell