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The Names of God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam : a Basis for Interfaith Dialogue.
This book offers a welcome solution to the growing need for a common language in interfaith dialogue; particularly between the three Abrahamic faiths in our modern pluralistic society. The book suggests that the names given to God in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Qur''an, cou...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Abbreviations of Biblical Books; Abbreviations of Translations; Other Abbreviations; Notes on Sacred Texts Used; Chapter 1; Interfaith Dialogue and Comparative Theology; Introduction; Objectives of this Work; Searching for a Methodology of Approach; Using Comparative Theology as a Framework Methodology; What Does This Study Mean by 'Theology'?; Comparative Theology and Reading Religious Texts; Possible Difficulties with Comparative Theology; Approach; Chapter 2; Names and Naming; The Importance of Names and Naming; Naming: The Human Perspective.
- God as 'Father'Kf{{ Theos; Abba; Joachim Jeremias (1900-79); Does abba Mean Daddy?; Reader-Response; Some Conclusions of 'Father' and Abbai; Other Designations; Conclusion; Chapter 5; Divine Designations in the Qur'an; Introduction; Categorizing the Names; The Qur'an; Recitation; Memorization; Translation; Translation into English; Theology in Islam; God; Interpreting the Qur'an; 99 Most Beautiful Names Asma ul Husna; Allah; The 99 Most Beautiful Names of Allah; Conclusion; Chapter 6; Comparative Theologies and the Names of God; Introduction.
- Benefit for the Field of Academic Study of the Sacred TextsBenefit for a Religious Understanding of the Text; The Deity as Creator; The Deity as Father; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.