Foreword
Introduction
Preface
Cast of Characters
Prologue
Chapter 1 Higher Than Angels
Chapter 2 Raising Cain
Chapter 3 Prism of Tears
Chapter 4 Towering Ambition
Chapter 5 The Patriarch
Chapter 6 The Matriarch
Chapter 7 The Archer's Jihad
Chapter 8 The Hajj of Life
Chapter 9 The Covenant
Chapter 10 The Dream
Chapter 11 The Foundation
Chapter 12 Three Kings
Chapter 13 Women Who Have Names
Chapter 14 Cameo Appearances
Chapter 15 Sister of Moses / Mother of Jesus
Chapter 16 The Temple
Chapter 17 Son of Man / Son of God / Son of Mary
Chapter 18 The Dome
Epilogue
Appendix 1 Bearing Faithful Witness: The Relationship between
Christianity and Judaism
Appendix 2 That We May Know Each Other: Islam and Christianity
Appendix 3 The Bridge Between Judaism and Islam by Reuven
Firestone
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Brown helps Jews and Christians understand the role that several biblical figures from their own traditions play in Islam.
Brian Arthur Brown is a minister of the United Church of Canada.
"Brown, Minister of the United Church of Canada, implores the
world's believers to understand one another, arguing that `to judge
all Muslims by standards set by Osama bin Laden or Suddam Hussein
is as mistaken as to judge Christians by the Crusades or the Ku
Klux Klan.' He highlights 25 characters appearing in both the Bible
and the Quran, contending that the story of Noah's other son is a
parable or a message for our time; those who heed its warning may
transcend sectarian differences to work together in ameliorating
such universal concerns as global warming, pandemics, and poverty.
Respectful and moderate in tone, the text offers a sober-minded and
refreshing approach to religion. Readers will acquire a mature and
tolerant perspective on religion and gain an understanding of the
similarities among these three influential faiths. Recommended for
public and academic libraries." C. Brian Smith, Library Journal,
June 1, 2007
*Library Journal*
"Even readers well versed in Christianity may be surprised... A top
pick for any serious spirituality collection."- The Internet
Bookwatch, July 2007
*The Internet Bookwatch*
"A `happy' prophecy seems an oxymoron, at least within the biblical
definition of the term, but Brian brown may actually have achieved
such an anomaly in this study of the Koran and the Bible...His
style is engaging, sometimes humorous, but invariably respectful.
He wrestles with complex issues of literary and historical
criticism, and the vexing field of comparative textual analysis,
and succeeds in rendering them accessible but never simplistic."
-James T. Christie, Touchstone, January 2009
"In an era of discord, this work will rejoices in the affirmation
of human spirituality" Reviewed in Saudi Aramco World in
March/April 2008
*Khalid Afandi*
"Pastoral theology of inter-faith dialogue contributes to the
shaping of local practices and understanding in fundamental ways.
As a recent conference on Abrahamic faith at the University of
Toronto showed, the intersection of instructional practices
beginning with children, all the way to the reformulation of
theologies that include the other while remaining other, must have
local expression. This takes place incomparably between ministers
and lay leaders from community to community. Much of theological
education as well as its mission the integration of theology and
life. In this new millennium, the realization that the scripture of
Judaism and Islam is always the script by which these faiths engage
the world makes Brown's contribution a solid piece of what has come
to be termed 'scriptural reasoning.' For this reason, I recommend
it as one of the best contributions of its kind currently available
in North America." --Kurt Anders Richardson, Toronto School of
Theology, Toronto Journal of Theology
*Toronto Journal of Theology*
"Brown, Minister of the United Church of Canada, implores the
world's believers to understand one another, arguing that `to judge
all Muslims by standards set by Osama bin Laden or Suddam Hussein
is as mistaken as to judge Christians by the Crusades or the Ku
Klux Klan.' He highlights 25 characters appearing in both the Bible
and the Quran, contending that the story of Noah's other son is a
parable or a message for our time; those who heed its warning may
transcend sectarian differences to work together in ameliorating
such universal concerns as global warming, pandemics, and poverty.
Respectful and moderate in tone, the text offers a sober-minded and
refreshing approach to religion. Readers will acquire a mature and
tolerant perspective on religion and gain an understanding of the
similarities among these three influential faiths. Recommended for
public and academic libraries." C. Brian Smith, Library Journal,
June 1, 2007 -- Library Journal
"Even readers well versed in Christianity may be surprised... A top
pick for any serious spirituality collection."- The Internet
Bookwatch, July 2007 -- The Internet Bookwatch
"A `happy' prophecy seems an oxymoron, at least within the biblical
definition of the term, but Brian brown may actually have achieved
such an anomaly in this study of the Koran and the Bible...His
style is engaging, sometimes humorous, but invariably respectful.
He wrestles with complex issues of literary and historical
criticism, and the vexing field of comparative textual analysis,
and succeeds in rendering them accessible but never simplistic."
-James T. Christie, Touchstone, January 2009
"In an era of discord, this work will rejoices in the affirmation
of human spirituality" Reviewed in Saudi Aramco World in
March/April 2008 -- Khalid Afandi
"Pastoral theology of inter-faith dialogue contributes to the
shaping of local practices and understanding in fundamental ways.
As a recent conference on Abrahamic faith at the University of
Toronto showed, the intersection of instructional practices
beginning with children, all the way to the reformulation of
theologies that include the other while remaining other, must have
local expression. This takes place incomparably between ministers
and lay leaders from community to community. Much of theological
education as well as its mission the integration of theology and
life. In this new millennium, the realization that the scripture of
Judaism and Islam is always the script by which these faiths engage
the world makes Brown's contribution a solid piece of what has come
to be termed 'scriptural reasoning.' For this reason, I recommend
it as one of the best contributions of its kind currently available
in North America." --Kurt Anders Richardson, Toronto School of
Theology, Toronto Journal of Theology -- Kurt Anders Richardson,
Toronto School of Theology * Toronto Journal of Theology *
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