the formative faith and practice of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam /
by Jacob Neusner, Bruce Chilton, William Graham.
Boston :
Brill Academic Publishers,
2002.
xiii, 329 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
1. Three Faiths, One God: The Classical Statements. A. The Issue. B. Normative Judaism: The Torah, Written and Oral. C. Classical Christianity: The Bible, Old and New Testaments. D. Foundational Islam: The Qur'an and Prophetic Sunnah -- 2. The Person of God. A. The Issue. B. God Incarnate: Christianity. C. One God, Many Forms: Judaism. D. One God, Unitary and Transcendent: Islam -- 3. God's People. A. The Issue. B. The Community of the Faithful: Islam. C. All Are One in Christ Jesus: Christianity. D. "Hear, Israel, the Lord Our God, the Lord is One": Judaism -- 4. The Holy Way of Life. A. The Issue. B. "You Shall be Holy, for I the Lord Your God am Holy": Judaism. C. "Take Up Your Cross, and Follow Me": Christianity. D. "In the Way of God": Muslim Practice -- 5. The Believers and the Unbelievers. A. The Issue. B. Avoid Idolaters at All Costs: Judaism. C. Converting Judaism (and all the Rest): Christianity. D. The Faithful and the Unfaithful: Islam -- 6. The End of Days.
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"If Moses, Jesus, and the Prophet Muhammad were to meet, what would they tell one another about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? Three of today's leading scholars explore the topics such a conversation might entail in this comparative study of the three monotheistic faiths. In systematic, side-by-side descriptions, they detail the classical theologies of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and the authoritative writings that convey those theologies - Torah, Bible, and Qur'an. They then compare and contrast the three faiths, which, though distinct and autonomous, address a common set of issues. While asserting that this book is by no means a background source for issues and conflicts among contemporary followers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the authors nevertheless aspire to reveal among the three a common potential for mutual understanding."--Jacket.