| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (colour) |
| Series |
Oxford studies in the Abrahamic religions |
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Oxford studies in the Abrahamic religions.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 1 Method and Context in the Study of Bible and Qur'an -- Part I Foundations -- 2 Biblical Beginnings -- 3 Early Jewish Interpretation -- Part II Jews, Christians, and the Contested Legacy of Israel -- 4 A Hard Yoke Upon Their Neck -- 5 The Syrian-Palestinian Milieu in Late Antiquity -- Part III The Qur'anic Calf Episode -- 6 The Qur'anic Calf Episode Between Orientalism and Islamic Tradition -- 7 A Living Calf at Sinai? -- 8 Rescripting Sinai -- 9 Conclusion |
| Summary |
This title explores the story of the Israelites' worship of the Golden Calf in its Jewish, Christian, and Muslim contexts, from ancient Israel to the emergence of Islam. It focuses in particular on the Qur'an's presentation of the narrative and its background in Jewish and Christian retellings of the episode from Late Antiquity. Across the centuries, the interpretation of the Calf episode underwent major changes reflecting the varying cultural, religious, and ideological contexts in which various communities used the story to legitimate their own tradition, challenge the claims of others, and delineate the boundaries between self and other |
| Notes |
This edition also issued in print: 2020 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 25, 2020) |
| SUBJECT |
Qurʼan. Sūrat Ṭāh -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Qurʼan -- Relation to the Bible.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072985
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Qurʼan -- Comparative studies.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072958
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Qurʼan fast |
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Qur'an -- Relation to the Bible. nli |
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Bible -- Islamic interpretations. nli |
| Subject |
Golden calf (Bible)
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Golden calf (Bible)
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| Genre/Form |
Comparative studies
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191886881 |
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0191886882 |
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