Moses in the Qur'an and Islamic Exegesis (Routledge Studies in the Qur'an)

Brannon M. Wheeler

ISBN 10: 0415554187 / ISBN 13: 9780415554183

Published by Routledge 2009-12-21, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Moses in the Qur'an and Islamic Exegesis (Routledge Studies in the Qur'an)
• Publisher: Routledge 2009-12-21
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415554187
• ISBN 13: 9780415554183
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Relating the Muslim understanding of Moses in the Qur'an to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Alexander Romances, Aramaic Targums, Rabbinic Bible exegesis, and folklore from the ancient and medieval Mediterranean, this book shows how Muslim scholars authorize and identify themselves through allusions to the Bible and Jewish tradition. Exegesis of Qur'an 18:60-82 shows how Muslim exegetes engage Biblical theology through interpretation of the ancient Israelites, their prophets, and their Torah. This Muslim use of a scripture shared with Jews and Christians suggests fresh perspectives for the history of religions, Biblical studies, cultural studies, and Jewish-Arabic studies.

About the Author

Brannon Wheeler is the founding Director of the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies and Professor of History at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. He received his PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago and has been a visiting scholar at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, the College of Shariah and Islamic Studies at Kuwait University, the Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies at the University of Bergen in Norway, and the American University of Kuwait. Prof. Wheeler has authored and edited seven books and is Editor of the book series and journal of Comparative Islamic Studies.