Christmas in the Koran Luxenberg, Syriac, and the near Eastern and Judeo-Christian Background of Islam

Name: Christmas in the Koran Luxenberg, Syriac, and the near Eastern and Judeo-Christian Background of Islam
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ISBN: 9781616149376

ISBN-10: 161614937X

ISBN-13: 9781616149376

Edition: 2014

Authors: Ibn Warraq

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Centering on the pioneering work of Christoph Luxenberg, this anthology of scholarly yet accessible studies of the Koran makes a convincing case that Islam's holy book borrowed heavily from Christian texts in Syriac and other Near Eastern sources.In this important compilation, Ibn Warraq focuses on the pioneering work in Syriac and Arabic linguistics of Christoph Luxenberg, a native speaker of Arabic who lives in the West and writes under a pseudonym. Luxenberg's careful studies of the Koran are significant for many reasons. First, he has clarified numerous obscurities in the Koran by treating the confusing passages as poor translations into Arabic of original Syriac texts. He demonstrates…

Book details

List price: $52.50
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 8/26/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 805
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.17" long x 2.44" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English