Browsing the archives for the Qur'an category

28 Apr 09

Quranic Studies Taking a Note from Biblical Studies?

In his lecture today, Prof. Bartchy referenced an intriguing article in the NY Times about current study of the Qur’an. The Qur’an is considered by Muslims to be the very words of God, spoken through the prophet (peace be upon him) who spoke the words of God for his companions to transcribe verbatim. For Muslims, [...]

0 Comments Posted in Islam, Qur'an, conferences, news, pedagogy, quotes by Patrick George McCullough
24 Sep 08

Jesus in the Qur'an (Part 2)

( . . . continued from part one)
We can also recognize that Muhammad (peace be upon him) had contact with perhaps not-so-orthodox Christianity. When the Qur’an denies the Trinity, is it the same thing as the “official” Christian doctrine of the Trinity? The Qur’an is set within its historical and cultural context. Not only is [...]

7 Comments Posted in Christology, Gospel of John, Islam, Jesus, Koran, Muhammad, Qur'an, Trinity, interfaith, new testament by Patrick George McCullough
24 Sep 08

Jesus in the Qur'an (Part 1)

My final course for Fuller was an introduction to Islam. For my final paper, I had to look into the portrait of Jesus in the Qur’an and look for points of common ground with the NT Gospels. Instead of focusing on negative contrasts, we were to “evaluate the quranic Jesus and suggest how it can [...]

1 Comment Posted in Christology, Islam, Jesus, Koran, Muhammad, Qur'an, Trinity, interfaith, new testament by Patrick George McCullough