A Prophet Has Appeared
The Rise of Islam through Christian and Jewish Eyes, A Sourcebook
1st Edition
Published on 2. March 2021
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-520-29960-3 (ISBN)
Description
Early Islam has emerged as a lively site of historical investigation, and scholars have challenged the traditional accounts of Islamic origins by drawing attention to the wealth of non-Islamic sources that describe the rise of Islam. A Prophet Has Appeared brings this approach to the classroom. This collection provides students and scholars with carefully selected, introduced, and annotated materials from non-Islamic sources dating to the early years of Islam. These can be read alone or alongside the Qur'an and later Islamic materials. Applying historical-critical analysis, the volume moves these invaluable sources to more equal footing with later Islamic narratives about Muhammad and the formation of his new religious movement.
Included are new English translations of sources by twenty authors, originally written in not only Greek and Latin but also Syriac, Georgian, Armenian, Hebrew, and Arabic and spanning a geographic range from England to Egypt and Iran. Ideal for the classroom and personal library, this sourcebook provides readers with the tools to meaningfully approach a new, burgeoning area of Islamic studies.
Included are new English translations of sources by twenty authors, originally written in not only Greek and Latin but also Syriac, Georgian, Armenian, Hebrew, and Arabic and spanning a geographic range from England to Egypt and Iran. Ideal for the classroom and personal library, this sourcebook provides readers with the tools to meaningfully approach a new, burgeoning area of Islamic studies.
Reviews / Votes
"A marvel of concision and originality; best of all, it is readily accessible to the general reader. . . . A Prophet Has Appeared is one of the most readable and exciting books in Islamic history." * Middle East Quarterly * "Indeed, Shoemaker provides one of the most cohesive alternative visions to the emergence of Islam. A Prophet Has Appeared is a pivotal piece of this vision." * Reading Religion * "This sourcebook is a valuable contribution to reliable historical data concerning theologically based approaches to the rise of Islam." * CHOICE * "This is an excellent book and essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Islam during its formative period." * Journal of Near Eastern Studies * "This collection allows students and scholars to have access to carefully selected, introduced, and annotated materials from non-Islamic sources dating to the early years of Islam. Most of the time neglected, these external witnesses are certainly valuable for the understanding of early Islam." * ISLAMOCHRISTIANA *More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-29960-3 (9780520299603)
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Stephen J. Shoemaker is Professor of Religious Studies and Ira E. Gaston Fellow in Christian Studies at the University of Oregon. He is a specialist on early Christian apocrypha, devotion to the Virgin Mary, and the rise of Islam. He is the author of The Death of a Prophet, The Apocalypse of Empire, and Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion, among many other publications.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Teaching of Jacob the Newly Baptized
2 Synodical Letter, Homily on the Nativity, and Homily on Epiphany
Sophronius of Jerusalem
3 A Syriac Fragment Concerning the Believers' Invasion of Syria
4 Letter 14
Maximus the Confessor
5 Chronicle
Thomas the Presbyter
6 The Armenian Chronicle of 661 attributed to Sebeos
7 The Spiritual Meadow, Appendix to the Georgian Version
John Moschus
8 Homily on the End-Times
Ps.-Ephrem the Syrian
9 Letter 14C
Isho?yahb III of Adiabene
10 Edifying Tales, Homily on the Lord's Passion, The Hodegos, and Questions and Answers
Anastasius of Sinai
11 The Khuzistan Chronicle
12 The Apocalypse of Rabbi Shim?on b. Yohai, The Secrets of Rabbi Shim?on b. Yohai
13 Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer 30
14 The Maronite Chronicle
15 On the Holy Places
Adomnan / Arculf
16 The Apocalypse of Ps.-Shenoute
17 The Book of Main Points
John Bar Penkaye
18 Fourth Letter to John the Stylite
Jacob of Edessa
19 The Passion of Peter of Capitolias
20 Excerpts from a Lost Seventh-Century Greek Source,
The Chronicle of Theophanes, The Chronicle of Agapius,
The Chronicle of Michael the Syrian, and The Chronicle of 1234
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
1 The Teaching of Jacob the Newly Baptized
2 Synodical Letter, Homily on the Nativity, and Homily on Epiphany
Sophronius of Jerusalem
3 A Syriac Fragment Concerning the Believers' Invasion of Syria
4 Letter 14
Maximus the Confessor
5 Chronicle
Thomas the Presbyter
6 The Armenian Chronicle of 661 attributed to Sebeos
7 The Spiritual Meadow, Appendix to the Georgian Version
John Moschus
8 Homily on the End-Times
Ps.-Ephrem the Syrian
9 Letter 14C
Isho?yahb III of Adiabene
10 Edifying Tales, Homily on the Lord's Passion, The Hodegos, and Questions and Answers
Anastasius of Sinai
11 The Khuzistan Chronicle
12 The Apocalypse of Rabbi Shim?on b. Yohai, The Secrets of Rabbi Shim?on b. Yohai
13 Pirqe de-Rabbi Eliezer 30
14 The Maronite Chronicle
15 On the Holy Places
Adomnan / Arculf
16 The Apocalypse of Ps.-Shenoute
17 The Book of Main Points
John Bar Penkaye
18 Fourth Letter to John the Stylite
Jacob of Edessa
19 The Passion of Peter of Capitolias
20 Excerpts from a Lost Seventh-Century Greek Source,
The Chronicle of Theophanes, The Chronicle of Agapius,
The Chronicle of Michael the Syrian, and The Chronicle of 1234
Notes
Bibliography
Index