TY - BOOK AU - Saritoprak,Zeki TI - Islam's Jesus SN - 9780813048949 AV - BP134.J37 U1 - 297.2 PY - 2014/// CY - Gainesville PB - University Press of Florida KW - Jesus Christ KW - Jesus Christ. KW - Qurʼan KW - Relation to the Bible KW - fast KW - Islam KW - Relations KW - Christianity KW - Christianity and other religions KW - RELIGION KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - Interfaith relations KW - Islamic interpretations of Jesus Christ KW - Jesus Christ in the Qurʼan KW - RELIGION / Islam / General KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Contents; Note on Transliteration; Introduction; 1. Jesus as God's Messenger in the Qur'an; 2. A Qur'anic Perspective on the Eschatological Role of Jesus; 3. Islamic Eschatology and Jesus as a Sign of the Hour; 4. The Hadith and Jesus's Eschatological Descent; 5. Speculations about Jesus's Return; 6. The Mahdi and Jesus as Allies against al-Dajjal (the Antichrist); 7. Literalist Approaches to Jesus's Eschatological Role in Islamic Theology; 8. Symbolic, Allegorical, and Other Interpretive Approaches to Jesus's Eschatological Role; 9. Jesus's Descent and Theologies of Muslim-Christian CooperationConclusion; Appendix 1. Fethullah Gülen on Jesus and Interfaith Dialogue; Appendix 2. Excerpts from Muhammed Hamdi Yazir; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z N2 - Jesus is a central figure in the Qur'an, the Hadith, and other Islamic literature, and plays an important role in Islamic eschatology. In this tradition, at the end days Jesus will descend from heaven to bring peace and justice to the earth. Islam's Jesus takes a bold yet candid look at the highly charged topic of Jesus's place in Islam, exploring some of the religion's least understood aspects. Originally from Turkey, Zeki Saritoprak is a scholar of Islamic theology who teaches at an American Catholic university and is heavily engaged in interfaith dialogue. In this book, he examin UR - http://site.ebrary.com/id/10860493 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=656604 UR - https://doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813049403.001.0001 UR - http://www.myilibrary.com?id=598735 UR - https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1676369 UR - http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780813048949/ UR - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvx0793x ER -