The infallibility of the prophets and the fallible Jesus in islam: On the Transformation of a Jewish Story in to an Islamic anti-Christian Islamic Polemic

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    Abstract

    The Talmudic story of an astrologue who wrongly predicts someone's death and a Rabbi who refutes him has been transformed into an islamic story of Jesus. Charity delivers from death.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationReligious Stories in Transformation
    Subtitle of host publicationConflict, Revision and Reception
    EditorsAlberdina Houtman, Tamar Kadari, Marcel Poorthuis, Vered Tohar
    Place of PublicationLeiden
    PublisherBrill publishers
    Pages260-274
    Number of pages15
    ISBN (Print)9789004335127
    Publication statusPublished - 2016

    Publication series

    NameJewish and Christian Persepctives
    PublisherBrill
    Volume31

    Keywords

    • Islam
    • Polemics
    • Talmud
    • Christianity
    • Jesus

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