The Golden Calf between Bible and Qur an: Scripture, Polemic, and Exegesis from Late Antiquity to Islam

Michael Pregill

ISBN 10: 0198852428 / ISBN 13: 9780198852421

Published by Oxford University Press, 2020

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2020. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Golden Calf between Bible and Qur an: Scripture, Polemic, and Exegesis from Late Antiquity to Islam
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198852428
• ISBN 13: 9780198852421
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book 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.

About the Author

Michael Pregill, Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles

Michael Pregill is a scholar of comparative religion, specializing in the history of the scriptural cultures of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Much of his research focuses on the reception of biblical, Jewish, and Christian traditions in the Qur'an and Islam. He lives and teaches in Los Angeles, California.