Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
The Qur'an Between Judaism and Christianity
This course sought to situate the Qur’an in dialogue with Judaism and Christianity. The key themes of the course were: traditional and Western approaches to the Qur’an; Arabia in Late Antiquity; Judaism and Christianity from the first to the seventh century; the Qur’an and the Hebrew Bible; the Qur’an and the New Testament; law and ritual purity in the Bible, Judaism, Christianity, and in the Qur’an; the Qur’an, Judaism and Christianity.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Holger Zellentin
The University of Nottingham
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Compare aspects of the Qur'an's message to Jewish and Christian teachings of Late Antiquity
- Reflect on some of the similarities and on some of the differences between the Qur'an, Judaism, and Christianity
- Assess some of the historical reasons for the contemporary misconceptions of nascent Islam
- Collaborate with others on broadening your historical knowledge
- Debate historical aspects of religion with people from various backgrounds
- Interpret select Qur'anic passages in dialogue with the Jewish and the Christian tradition
- Explore the opportunities and the limitations of "traditional" and "Western" approaches to the Qur'an
- Identify helpful methods of reading the Qur'an historically, comparatively, and respectfully
Syllabus
- Traditional and Western approaches to the Qur’an
- Arabia in Late Antiquity
- Judaism and Christianity from the first to the seventh century
- The Qur’an and the Hebrew Bible
- The Qur’an and the New Testament
- Law and ritual purity in the Bible, Judaism, Christianity, and in the Qur’an
- The Qur’an, Judaism and Christianity
Issued on 31st January 2018
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