Qur’an Commentary and the Biblical Turn: A History of Muslim Exegetical Engagement with the Biblical Text

Samuel Ross

Ahead of Publication Published by De Gruyter 2024

Qur’an Commentary and the Biblical Turn

A History of Muslim Exegetical Engagement with the Biblical Text

Samuel Ross

Volume 3 in the series Islam – Thought, Culture, and Society

Overview

About this book

BRAIS-De Gruyter prize winner 2019

The Qur’an and the Bible have been called "intertwined scriptures" due to the Qur’an’s frequent invocation of biblical narratives and figures. But what is the history of Muslims’ exegetical engagement with the biblical text? Through a comprehensive survey of more than 170 Qur’an commentaries, Samuel Ross traces the longitudinal history of the Bible in tafsῑr. Offering detailed case studies and rich in historical context, Ross’s narrative culminates in the remarkable late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century biblical turn. Global in scope, this development has not only generated new Muslim views of the Bible but even new interpretations of the Qur’an itself.

This monograph has been awarded the annual BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World.

Author / Editor information

Samuel J. Ross, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

Topics

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars Qur’an, Biblical Reception, Christian and Jewish-Muslim relations, Modern Islam; Interfaith Practitioners
Pages
- Main content: 280
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 11
- Tables: 12
Keywords: Qur'an; Bible; tafsir; modern

eBook

Planned Publication: December 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783110669640

Hardcover

Planned Publication: December 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783110669572