Arab Christians and the Qurʾan from the Origins of Islam to the Medieval Period

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Arab Christians and the Qurʾan from the Origins of Islam to the Medieval Period is a collection of essays edited by Mark Beaumont on the use and interpretation of the Qur'an by Christians writing in Arabic from the eighth to the thirteenth century. Contents Notes on Contributors Introduction 1 The Qurʾan in Christian Arabic Literature: A Cursory Overview 2 Qurʾānic Textual Archaeology. Rebuilding the Story of the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorra 3 Manipulation of the Qurʾan in the Epistolary Exchange between al-Hāshimī and al-Kindī 4 ʿAbd al-Masīḥ al-Kindī on the Qurʾan 5 ʿAmmār al-Baṣrī: Ninth Century Christian Theology and Qurʾanic Presuppositions 6 ‘They Find Him Written with Them.’ The Impact of Q 7:157 on Muslim Interaction with Arab Christianity 7 With the Qurʾan in Mind 8 Early Islamic Perspectives of the Apostle Paul as a Narrative Framework for Taḥrīf 9 Būluṣ ibn Rajāʾ on the History and Integrity of the Qurʾan: Copto-Islamic Controversy in Fatimid Cairo Bibliography Index