The Golden Calf between Bible and Qur'an: scripture, polemic, and exegesis from late antiquity to Islam
This title explores the story of the Israelites' worship of the Golden Calf in its Jewish, Christian, and Muslim contexts, from ancient Israel to the emergence of Islam. It focuses in particular on the Qur'an's presentation of the narrative and its background in Jewish and Christian r...
| Summary: | This title explores the story of the Israelites' worship of the Golden Calf in its Jewish, Christian, and Muslim contexts, from ancient Israel to the emergence of Islam. It focuses in particular on the Qur'an's presentation of the narrative and its background in Jewish and Christian retellings of the episode from Late Antiquity. Across the centuries, the interpretation of the Calf episode underwent major changes reflecting the varying cultural, religious, and ideological contexts in which various communities used the story to legitimate their own tradition, challenge the claims of others, and delineate the boundaries between self and other. |
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| Item Description: | This edition also issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 25, 2020) |
| ISBN: | 0191886882 |