Encounters of the children of Abraham from ancient to modern times
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Encounters of the children of Abraham from ancient to modern times
(Studies on the children of Abraham, v. 1)
Brill, 2010
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  Kyoto
  Osaka
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  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Christianity, Judaism and Islam - the Children of Abraham - constitute the spiritual foundations of Western civilization. They affect the interactions of entire nations and individuals, though their history is often understood as one of conflict and controversy. The present volume documents past encounters and confrontations, though it also shows that the history of the three faiths is not merely one of conflict but also one of co-existence and dialogue. The rich shared theological traditions of the Abrahamic religions provide positive encouragement to present-day meetings between their followers. The book contains 16 contributions by scholars from various fields of religious studies. It should appeal to everyone interested in interreligious encounters.
Table of Contents
NTRODUCTION
Antti Laato and Pekka Lindqvist
PART ONE
INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE-THEORETICAL VIEWPOINTS THE REALM OF THE BETWEEN
Ruth Illman
BASIC OF THEOLOGY OF RELIGION
Hans-Olof Kvist
PART TWO
BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION AND ITS IMPACTS RIGHT TO LIFE AND JEWISH-CHRISTIAN ETHICS IN THE ROMAN WORLD: A CASE STUDY OF THE FIGHTING MEN AND THE UNHAPPY BIRTH
Erkki Koskenniemi
"BROTHER ESAU?" ESAU IN RABBINIC MIDRASH
Gerhard Langer
PART THREE
ENCOUNTERS AND CONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM IN LATE ANTIQUITY JUSTIN MARTYR ENCOUNTERS JUDAISM
Antti Laato
RABBINIC LITERATURE AND CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES
Jacob Neusner
RABBINIC REACTIONS TO THE CHRISTIANIZATION OF ROMAN PALESTINE. A SURVEY OF RECENT RESEARCH
Gunter Stemberger
LESS ANTAGONISTIC NUANCES IN THE EARLY JEWISH ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHRISTIANITY
Pekka Lindqvist
PART FOUR
ENCOUNTERS AND CONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM IN THE MIDDLE AGE THE OPEN AND CLOSED IN EARLY MUSLIM SOCIETY
David Thomas
PALACE OF HISHAM AND 8TH CENTURY ICONOCLASM
Mikko Louhivuori
THE TRANSMISSION OF LATE ANTIQUE CULTURE INTO ISLAMIC CULTURE
Jaakko Hameen-Anttila
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND JEWS IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE IN THE MIDDLE AGES
Mariano Gomez Aranda
ON THE INFUSION OF PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS INTO THE MEDIEVAL JEWISH CULTURE
Hannu Toyryla
MYSTICAL ENCOUNTERS: JEWISH, CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM MYSTICS IN 13TH-14TH CENTURY SPAIN
Felicia Waldman
PART FIVE
CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN CHILDEN OF ABRAHAM IN MODERN TIMES
MISSION AMONG JEWS AND MUSLIMS IN MAHABAD. STRATEGIES OF THE GERMAN ORIENT MISSION IN IRAN
Martin Tamcke
ABRAHAM: CONFLICTING INTERPRETATION AND SYMBOL OF PEACEFUL COOPERATION
Pim Valkenberg
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