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Confirming and clarifying: The Qur'an in conversation with earlier Judaeo-Christian traditions

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Introducing the Qur'an
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The Qur'an's original addressees must have been familiar with earlier Jewish and Christian traditions, which the Qur'an claims both to "confirm" and to "clarify".
Narratives about Abraham and the death of Pharaoh serve to exemplify what this means.

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Episode Information

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Introducing the Qur'an
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Nicolai Sinai
Keywords
qur'an
islam
Islamic
middle east
Department: Faculty of Oriental Studies
Date Added: 27/02/2018
Duration: 00:16:57

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