Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism

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Scarecrow, 2002 - 522 pages
Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy. This thorough treatment of a difficult and increasingly controversial subject area will encourage and cultivate knowledge and understanding.

Contents

THE DICTIONARY
1
List of Dictionary Entries
357
Introduction 368369
368
General Reference Works 376379
376
Ancient Near East and Israel 382399
382
Hellenism Judaism and Late Antiquity 399409
399
Islam 409415
409
Adam and Eve 415418
415
Noah 421422
421
Joseph 431432
431
Samuel David Solomon 437439
437
General Index
481
Index of References
499
About the Authors
521
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