In the Shadow of Mount Carmel: The collapse of the Latin East and the origins of the Gospel of Barnabas
Long the subject of dispute among both scholars and apologists, the Gospel of Barnabas has been the focus of intense interest since it was translated into English by Lonsdale and Laura Ragg in 1907. After surveying the various stances assumed by scholars regarding the text's origins and authors...
| Published in: | Islam and Christian-Muslim relations |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
[2001]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2001, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-209 |
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| Summary: | Long the subject of dispute among both scholars and apologists, the Gospel of Barnabas has been the focus of intense interest since it was translated into English by Lonsdale and Laura Ragg in 1907. After surveying the various stances assumed by scholars regarding the text's origins and authorship, this article suggests a fresh perspective, presenting strong internal evidence that the author was a Carmelite monk of Cyprus who converted from Christianity to Islam. This suggestion is consistent both with the history of the text itself and with the history of the Carmelites in the 'Latin East'; avoiding some of the extravagances of earlier theories, it provides a new point of departure for further research. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596410120051773 |