Making Sense of the Bible in Early kalām

Making Sense of the Bible in Early kalāmJournal of Eastern Christian StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/NEVMEX7Q/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.David AndrewThomasMaking Sense of the Bible in Early kalāmhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/NEVMEX7Qhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/NEVMEX7Qhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/NEVMEX7QJournal of Eastern Christian Studies70:1-2201885-103Among Muslim mutakallimūn in the ninth and tenth centuries there was immense interest in the Christian doctrines of the Trinity and Incarnation. Many of the leading theologians in this period wrote works in which they demonstrated the logical errors in the two doctrines and the ways in which they contravened the principle of the oneness of God. By contrast, there was little concern about the Bible, apart from marginal interest in proof texts and a few stories about how the original Inǧīl had become the four Gospels. The reason for this apparent anomaly is that Muslim theologians were rarely interested in Christianity as a body of beliefs and observances; they were more frequently interested in those elements of Christianity that challenged their own doctrines. Hence the focus on the Trinity and Incarnation, and the comparative neglect of the Bible as a text that had been corrupted in the process of transmission. Thomas, David Andrew. “Making Sense of the Bible in Early Kalām.” Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 70:1-2 (2018): 85–103. David Andrew Thomas, Making Sense of the Bible in Early Kalām,” Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 70:1-2 (2018): 85–103.Ali at-TabariIX CEMuslim-Christian relationsNew TestamentVII-XVIII CEpolemic