Muhammad in Christian and Jewish apocalyptic expectations
After the destruction of the Temple by the Romans, Jews continued to look for the coming of the Messiah and the re-establishment of the kingdom. In this they differed sharply from Christians, for whom the Messiah had already come. The rise of Islam and the Muslim defeat of the Roman-Byzantine empire...
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Language: | English |
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Routledge
[1994]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 1994, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-21 |
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Summary: | After the destruction of the Temple by the Romans, Jews continued to look for the coming of the Messiah and the re-establishment of the kingdom. In this they differed sharply from Christians, for whom the Messiah had already come. The rise of Islam and the Muslim defeat of the Roman-Byzantine empire was interpreted by some Jews as a sign of the coming of the Messiah. Some of the earliest Christian writings to mention Islam were produced as part of the ongoing Jewish-Christian polemic, and only with time does the emphasis move into a Christian-Muslim polemic. |
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ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09596419408721018 |