The Bible and the Quran - KBIB123

• Title: The Bible and the Quran
• Guaranteed by: Department of Biblical Sciences and ancient languages (26-KBV)
• Faculty: Catholic Theological Faculty
• Actual: from 2023
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, C [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: yes
• Virtual mobility / capacity: yes / unlimited
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Mgr. Mlada Mikulicová, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: MLADA (21.07.2016)

The course deals with the canonical texts of the three "heavenly" religions, i.e. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, to discover ground for their fundamental beliefs. Teacher provides introduction into the Bible of both Testaments within its cultural and religious setting within the Ancient Near East, considering also non-canonical Biblical literature and the Qur´an. Particular topics include notions of respective geography and historical roots of the three religions, survey of sacred texts, interpretive literature, and non-canonical legends. Some consideration is given to religious disputes, growth of the monotheistic formula and the trinitarian creed, especially in context with the onset of Islam. in this aspect, basics of Islamic creed and practice are explained, i.e. Five Articles of Faith and Five Pillars of Islam. The introductory chapters are documented in students´ entries on the topic of Biblical figures in the Qur´an. Parallel readings of selected Biblical and Qur´anic stories should reflect both similarities and differences in the understanding of Adam, Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Solomon, John the Baptist, the Virgin Mary, and especially of Jesus Christ.

Aim of the course

Last update: MLADA (21.07.2016)

To understand fundamental principles of the three monotheistic religions and be able to discern them in respective canonical and legendary literature. To evaluate religious qualities of Biblical stories in various texts.

Literature

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Mandatory Literature

a) sources

The Holy Bible - New International Version. Biblica, 2011 or New American Bible. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine,  or New Jerusalem Bible. Darton. Longman, Todd, 1999. All are available online.

ABDEL HALEEM, Muhammad (transl.). The Quran: A New Translation. Oxford University Press, 2004.

CHARLESWORTH, James H. The Old Testament Pseudoepigrapha. Vols. 1 - 2. New York: Doubleday , 1983 - 1985.

b) study texts

http://ktf.cuni.cz/~mlada/

c) manuals

DAMMEN MCAULIFFE, Jane (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Quran. 6 svazků. Leiden: Brill, 2001 - 2006.

FRIEDMAN, David N. (ed.). Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

 

Supplementary Literature

ARNALDEZ, Roger. Jésus dans la pensée musulmane. Paris: Desclée, 1988.

BAUSCHKE, Martin. Jesus im Koran. Köln: Herrmann Böhlau, 2001.

DAGRON, Gilbert. Die Geschichte des Christentums. Vol. 4: MAYEUR, Jean-Marie. Bischoefe, Mönche und. Freiburg: Herder, 1993, 2004.

DAWOOD, Nessim J. (překl.). The Koran. Penguin Books, 1956.

ESS, Josef van. Theologie und Gesellschaft im 2. und 3. Jahrhundert Hidschra. Eine Geschichte des religiösen Denkens im frühen Islam. Vol. 1 - 6. Berlin - New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1991 -1997.

FAKHRY, Majid. An Interpretation of the Qur’an. New York: University Press, 2004.

GNILKA, Joachim. Bibel und Koran. Was sie verbindet, was sie trennt. Freiburg: Herder, 2003.

GODDARD, Hugh. Muslim Perceptions of Christianity. London: Grey Seal, 1996.

JOMIER, Jacques. Bible et Coran. Paris: Cerf, 1959.

KAUTZSCH, Emil. Die Apokryphen und Pseudoepigraphen des Alten Testaments. Tübingen: Mohr, 1900.

TRÖGER, Karl-Wolfgang. Bibel und Koran. Was sie verbindet und unterscheidet. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2008.

VROOM, Hendrik M. - GORT, Jerald D. (ed.). Holy Scriptures in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Hermeneutics, values and society. Amsterdam - Atlanta: Rodopi, 1997.

WAINES, David. An Introduction to Islam. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Course completion requirements

Last update: MLADA (21.07.2016)

Presentation of a chosen topic, active part in final review.