Narratives in Conflict: Atonement in Hebrews and the Qur'an
[Thesis]
Matthew Aaron Bennett
Ashford, Bruce R.; Thomas, Heath A.
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
2017
289
Committee members: Bridger, J. Scott; Greenham, Ant B.
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-49350-4
Ph.D.
Department of Graduate Studies
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
2017
As the last 1400 years of Christian-Muslim dialogue have demonstrated, there are several areas of Islamic theology and Qur'anic claims that conflict with the message of the Bible. One such area of conflict is at an area of vital concern to the Bible: the concept of atonement. In the Hebrew Bible atonement is a logically unified concept whereby God grants his people means of achieving forgiveness and purification by accepting the blood of a sacrificial animal as a ransom-purgation. The book of Hebrews highlights the way the Christ Event accomplishes atonement by connecting Jesus' death, resurrection, and ascension with the ritual actions of the high priest on the Day of Atonement.
Biblical studies; Islamic Studies; Comparative religion; Religious literature; Hebrew language; Bible; Arabic language; Narratives; Word meaning; Intertextuality
Philosophy, religion and theology;Social sciences;Atonement;Contextualization;Hebrews;Missiology;Qur'an;Worldview