Exegetical Crossroads - Understanding Scripture in Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the Pre-Modern Orient

The art of interpreting Holy Scriptures flourished throughout the culturally heterogeneous pre-modern Orient among Jews, Christians and Muslims. Different ways of interpretation developed within each religion not without considering the others. How were the interactions and how productive were they for the further development of these traditions? Have there been blurred spaces of scholarly activity that transcended sectarian borders? What was the role played by mutual influences in profiling the own tradition against the others? These and other related questions are critically treated in the present volume.

About the author

G. Tamer, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, R. Grundmann and A.E. Kattan, University of Münster; K. Pinggéra, Philipps-University Marburg.

Product details

• Assisted by: Assaad Elias Kattan et al (Editor), Regina Grundmann (Editor), Assaad Elias Kattan (Editor), Karl Pinggéra (Editor), Georges Tamer (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2022
• EAN: 9783110561142
• ISBN: 978-3-11-056114-2
• No. of pages: 399
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 31 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 713 g
• Illustrations: 10 col. ill.
• Series: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - Tension, Transmission, Transformation; ISSN; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ¿ Tension, Transmission, Transformation, 8
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works