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The Bible and the Qur‘?n share a common layer of discourse based on stories and legends associated with certain paradigmatic characters like Noah, Abraham, and Moses. Yet most biblical scholars are unfamiliar with the rich contents of Islamicate scriptural lore. The nine essays in the present volume, all from scholars who center their research on the intersections of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literary traditions, explore various aspects of the textual and behavioral connections discernible among these three major Near Eastern religious communities. The book will appeal to students and scholars of Bible and biblical lore, particularly in diverse exegetical contexts; Biblicists interested in the reception history of Bible within the Islamicate cultural sphere; specialists in ancient and medieval Jewish literary history and folklore; scholars of eastern Christian history and literature; Islamicists with an interest in the Jewish and/or Christian textual and ex! egetical elements visible in early and medieval Islam. Contributors include Fred Astren, Reuven Firestone, Sidney H. Griffith, Brian M. Hauglid, Kathryn Kueny, Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Gordon D. Newby, John C. Reeves, Vernon K. Robbins, and Brannon M. Wheeler.
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BIBLE AND QUR’Aa N
Symposium Series
Christopher R. Matthews, Editor
Number 24
BIBLE AND QUR’Aa N Essays in Scriptural Intertextuality
BIBLE AND QUR’Aa N Essays in Scriptural Intertextuality
Edited by John C. Reeves
Society of Biblical Literature Atlanta
BIBLE AND QUR’Aa N Essays in Scriptural Intertextuality
Copyright © 2003 by the Society of Biblical Literature
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by means of any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to the Rights and Permissions Office, Society of Biblical Literature, 825 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta, GA 30329 USA. Cover photo of Pesher Habakkuk, Qumran, courtesy of the D. Samuel and Jeane H. Gottesman Center for Biblical Manuscripts, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Cover photo of the page of Qur’an manuscript OIM A6991 containing Surahs 73:19 courtesy of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bible and Qur’aan : essays in scriptural intertextuality / edited by John C. Reeves. p. cm. — (Society of Biblical Literature symposium series ; no. 24) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 1-58983-064-4 (pbk.) 1. Bible—Criticism, Textual. 2. Koran—Criticism, Textual. 3. Islam—Relations— Christianity. 4. Christianity and other religions—Islam. 5. Koran—Relation to the Bible. I. Reeves, John C. II. Series: Symposium series (Society of Biblical Literature) ; no. 24. BS471 .B492 2003 220.6—dc22 2003016705
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Contents Preface ..........................................................................................................vii Abbreviations..................................................................................................xi The Qur’aan and the Bible: Some Modern Studies of Their Relationship Reuven Firestone ......................................................................................1 A Prolegomenon to the Relation of the Qur’aan and the Bible Vernon K. Robbins and Gordon D. Newby ..........................................23 Some Explorations of the Intertwi