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The Weight in the Word
Kenneth Cragg
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Description for The Weight in the Word
Hardcover. The title of this work is taken from Surah 73.5 of the Qur'an, where Muhammad understands that he is to undergo the onset of a "weighty word". It attempts to explore an alignment of Prophethood in the Bible and in Islam in one denominator, against the odds of mutual alienation. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRCM; HRH; HRLC; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Biblical ethics and eloquence reached a pinnacle with the great writing Prophets. Prophethood has also been central to Islam. Muhammad, its final messenger, is coupled with Allah in the Islamic faith, through confession or Shahadah. Is it proper, or feasible, to bring these two realms together, separated as they are by more than ten centuries? Many in each community of faith would disapprove. Yet there are clear common denominators the central role of personality; the mystery of language and inspiration; the bearing of circumstance and situation; and, through all these, the incidence of suffering. Among the Biblical Prophets, a basic ... Read more
Biblical ethics and eloquence reached a pinnacle with the great writing Prophets. Prophethood has also been central to Islam. Muhammad, its final messenger, is coupled with Allah in the Islamic faith, through confession or Shahadah. Is it proper, or feasible, to bring these two realms together, separated as they are by more than ten centuries? Many in each community of faith would disapprove. Yet there are clear common denominators the central role of personality; the mystery of language and inspiration; the bearing of circumstance and situation; and, through all these, the incidence of suffering. Among the Biblical Prophets, a basic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
328 g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903900260
SKU
V9781903900260
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About Kenneth Cragg
Kenneth Cragg was first in Jerusalem in 1939, and subsequently became deeply involved in areas of faith between Semitic religions under the stress of current politics. He later pursued doctoral studies in Oxford where he first graduated and became Prizeman' in Theology and Moral Philosophy, and where he is now an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College. He was a Bishop ... Read more
Reviews for The Weight in the Word
"This is a profound and courageous attempt to compare and contrast Islamic ideas of prophecy, as found uniquely in Muhammad, with the prophetic tradition of the Hebrew Bible."
John Barton, Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, Oriel College, Oxford This is a profound and courageous attempt to compare and contrast Islamic ideas of prophecy, as ... Read more
John Barton, Oriel & Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, Oriel College, Oxford This is a profound and courageous attempt to compare and contrast Islamic ideas of prophecy, as ... Read more