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This path-breaking book sets aside the traditional story of the life of Muhammad, and inquires into the internal history of the Quran itself. Drawing on fresh insights from linguistics and theology, Durie puts forward a new and very different explanation for the Mecca-Medina division, attributing it to a theological crisis which arose in the Quranic community. Through careful investigation of theologically charged topics such as prophecy, Satan, sin, the oneness of God, covenant, warfare, divine presence, and holiness, Durie questions whether the Quran and Bible really do share a deeper connection. He invites the reader to set aside the frames through which the Quran has been viewed in the past, whether Biblical or Islamic, and invites us to attend to the Qurans distinctive and unique theological vision, in its own terms.ReviewDuries book is a sophisticated and methodologically innovative attempt to lay the disciplinary foundations for a descriptive theology of the Quran. Combining a linguists attention to structure with admirably clear and stimulating writing and with a profound commitment to reading the Islamic scripture on its own terms, this work will prove to be an essential scholarly contribution.(Nicolai Sinai, University of Oxford / Pembroke College)This is a ground-breaking, scholarly book that seeks to understand how the Quran came into its present form, questions the validity of interpreting the Quran primarily in terms of the later Life of Muhammad traditions, and explores the relationship between the Bible and the Quran. Drawing on fresh insights from linguistics, Mark Durie proposes a radically new understanding of the chronology of the text of the Quran, and argues that quotes from and allusions to stories in the Christian Bible are used in the Quran to serve the Qurans own distinctive theological agenda. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to understand at some depth the Muslim faith and the Quran. It is a brilliant piece of work.(Kevin Giles, Anglican pastor and theologian, Melbourne, Australia)The two to three chapters in this book that deal directly with the Arabic sources are systematic, original, eye-opening, and, at times, brilliant. They contain an excellent independently critical comparative analysis of the Bible and the Quran, both of which seem to be familiar ground for the author. Mark Duries mastery of the required languages is extraordinary. His vast knowledge makes a substantial contribution to the field of study. The dissection of the Quran into its various themes and categories facilitates the grasp of the relations between Bible and Quran, amounting to a real scholarly achievement of the highest standard.(Raphael Israeli, Hebrew University, Jerusalem)In this ground-breaking study, Mark Durie has drawn on diverse scholarly disciplines to test certain fundamental assumptions and common claims about the nature of the Quran, and ultimately the identity of the Islamic faith. His methods are scholarly, his courage is admirable, and his conclusions are compelling. Anyone interested in the interface between Islam and Christianity should read this book and engage seriously with its contents.(Peter G. Riddell, Melbourne School of Theology)Mark Duries expertise in Linguistics not only invigorates his study of the text, but also provides a model for his analysis of the theology of the Quran. His fascinating thesiscrucial but rarely pursuedwinds its way through close examination of verses and key terms, collegial interaction with top scholarship in Quranic Studies, and careful conclusions that seem to cinch his case. Every page shows meaningful engagement with issues of theological truth and clarity about the questions at the center of interfaith conversation.(Gordon Nickel, Centre for Islamic Studies, SAIACS)In this remarkable work, Mark Durie combines outstanding linguistic competence with a deep grasp of both Christian Scripture and the Quran. His case for the distinctiveness of Islamic religious ideas and their innovative character, and his account of how the Quran repurposes Biblical forms (relexification) is compelling. His creolization thesis opens up new avenues for understanding the genesis of the Quran, for academic reflection, and for research. This book is provocative in the very best sense of the word. A tour de force. (Graham A. Cole, Dean of Trinity Evangelical School)About the AuthorMark Durie is adjunct research fellow at the Arthur Jeffery Centre for the Study of Islam at the Melbourne School of Theology.Tags: Religion, Islam, Koran & Sacred Writings, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, Old Testament, New Testament, Comparative Religion, Eschatology

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The Quran and Its Biblical Reflexes

The Quran and Its Biblical Reflexes

Investigations into the Genesis of a Religion

Mark Durie

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Contents

Relexification of linguistic signs

Carbon dating of early Quranic manuscripts

Topics in Quranic Theology

Average Lexical Distance trend, srah s, part 1

Average Lexical Distance trend, srah s, part 2

Distribution of srah s by Average Lexical Distance

Ranking of srah s by AFD vs. ALD: pre-transitional, post-transitional, and mixed

Formulaic Distance of formulae in Q73

Formulaic Distance of formulae in Q22

Formulaic Distance of formulae in Q29

Formulaic Distance of formulae in Q8

Ranking of srah s by AFD vs. ALD, separating mixed srah s

Pre-transitional srah s

Post-transitional srah s

Nldekes classification of srah s, by AFD vs. ALD

Srah s which say the Messenger or messengers are only a warner

Srah s which refer to requests to hurry or bring on the punishment

Srah s with athqa cause to taste

Srah s with abara be patient

Srah s with at least one of the two features of the Eschatological Crisis (cf. Table 3.2)

Srah s with jhada, jihd , or mujhid struggling with others

Srah s with references to migration

Srah s with obey Allah and the Messenger

Srah s with references to hypocrites and hypocrisy

Srah s with references to those in whose hearts is a disease

Srah s with references to nab prophet

Phono-semantic matching

Srah s with references to shayn (indef.)

Srah s with references to al-Shayn (def.)

Srah s with references to jinn

Srah s rejecting that Allah has offspring or rejecting that Isa is Allah or the son of Allah

Srah s with references to al-Mah

Stories of the Fall

References to fighting (Form III derivatives of q-t-l )

The historical relationship of Judaism and Christianity

Classification of srah s by theological characteristics

Pre-transitional srah s by Eschatological Crisis features

Average Formulaic and Lexical Distance of srah s

Verse length, AFD, and ALF of passages in Q85

Formulaic and Lexical Distance of passages in Q74

Exclusion from the Sacred Mosque

Two dimensions of disbelief

The named messengers of the Quran

Stories of the Fall of Ibls

Stories of the Fall of dam

Summary of forms discussed in chapter 6

The spotlight of this book is on the Quran. Its purpose is to advance our understanding of the Quran and Quranic Theology in relation to the Bible and to Biblical Theology. However, it has been deliberately written for a broad readership, not only for scholars of the Quran but also for others who are interested in the Quran, its theology, and its treatment of Biblical reflexes.

In todays world the question of the relationship between the Bible and the Quran is not merely an academic one. There has been a long history of physical and intellectual conflict between Muslims and Christians, and the ongoing realities of jihd , religious persecution, suspicion, prejudice, and fear inevitably influence theological engagement between Christianity and Islam. There is considerable psychological pressure in all sorts of directions upon academic activities which seek to explore the interface between the faiths.

It is regrettable that in some cases western scholars have not maintained scholarly objectivity in dealing with the Quran. An example is found in Watts revision of Bells Introduction to the Quran . Watt commented that he altered passages which conveyed Bells view that Muammad was the author of the Quran, because he considered it an affront to Muslims understanding of Allahs authorship:

it has become imperative for a Christian scholar not to offend Muslim readers gratuitously, but as far as possible to present his arguments in a form acceptable to them. Courtesy and an eirenic outlook certainly now demands that we should not speak of the Quran as the product of Muhammads conscious mind... I have therefore altered or eliminated all expressions which implied that Muhammad was the author of the Quran, including those that spoke of his sources or of the influences upon him. (Watt and Bell 1970, vi)

In keeping with standard principles of scholarly objectivity, my intention is to treat academic matters on the basis of available evidence, without regard for religious sensibilities.

The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1958, 114) once wrote: One thinks that one is tracing the outline of the things nature over and over again, and one is merely tracing round the frame through which we look at it. He was reflecting that, far from merely describing the nature of things, propositions say as much about the language they are couched in as about the reality of what they purport to refer to. The challenge for any scholar is that a part of what they trace is but the frame through which they are peering. One way to help overcome this limitation is by using diverse frames, which reveal how an object looks from different angles.

The past forty or so years of Western scholarship on the Quran have involved a series of exercises in de-framing and re-framing the text of the Quran. My own academic training is in linguistics and theology, and this has influenced how the Quran is viewed in this work. It is my sincere hope that the perspectives offered here, including some fresh de-framings and re-framings of the Quranic text, will make an enduring contribution to the larger scholarly endeavor of seeking to understand the Quran better for what it actually is.

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