Q 30: 2-5 in Near Eastern Context
This article aims to contextualize a short Qurʾānic passage - Q 30:2-5 - with reference to Jewish and Christian materials that have not hitherto been deployed for this purpose. The article builds on the findings of recent scholarship, which reads this passage eschatologically rather than historicall...
| Published in: | Der Islam |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2020]
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| In: |
Der Islam
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Koran. Sure ar-Rum
/ Cultural system
/ Judaism
/ Azariah
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| RelBib Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Persians
B Apocalypse B Jewish sources B Sūrat al-Rūm B Book of Daniel B Qurʾān B Romans B Byzantines B Talmud B Eschatology B Tafsīr |
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| Summary: | This article aims to contextualize a short Qurʾānic passage - Q 30:2-5 - with reference to Jewish and Christian materials that have not hitherto been deployed for this purpose. The article builds on the findings of recent scholarship, which reads this passage eschatologically rather than historically, and argues that there are, in fact, two texts that require contextualization: 1) The Qurʾānic verses themselves (which refer only to the fate of "the Romans"); and 2) The early exegetical traditions on these verses (which often add "the Persians" to the eschatological drama). Furthermore, it is argued that the Biblical book of Daniel, and its interpretation in late antiquity, contributed both to the verses themselves and to their exegesis. |
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| ISSN: | 1613-0928 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Der Islam
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/islam-2020-0002 |