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Question-and-answer literature forms a rich source for the social and intellectual life of Arabic-speaking Christians. This chapter deals with what was probably the most popular example of the genre: the “Questions and Answers of Basil and Gregory” and discusses what issues the text raises with regard to the interaction of Christians with members of other faiths, notably Muslims and Jews.
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Question-and-answer literature forms a rich source for the social and intellectual life of Arabic-speaking Christians. This chapter deals with what was probably the most popular example of the genre: the “Questions and Answers of Basil and Gregory” and discusses what issues the text raises with regard to the interaction of Christians with members of other faiths, notably Muslims and Jews.
Eastern Christian Apologetics and Apocalyptic in Response to Islam
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From the eighth century onwards, Christians living under Islam have produced numerous apologetic and polemical works, aimed at proving the continuing validity of Christianity. Among these is the Legend of Sergius Baḥīrā, which survives in two Syriac and two Arabic versions, and appears here in edition and translation. Being a counterhistory of Islam, it reshapes early Muslim traditions about a monk recognizing Muḥammad as the final Prophet by turning this monk into Muhammad’s tutor and co-author of the Qur’an. In response to Muslim triumphalist propaganda, it portrays Islam’s political power as predestined but finite and unrelated to its religious message. This feature sets the legend apart from similar Christian accounts of the origin of Islam, East and West, which are reviewed in this study as well.
Eastern Christian Apologetics and Apocalyptic in Response to Islam
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From the eighth century onwards, Christians living under Islam have produced numerous apologetic and polemical works, aimed at proving the continuing validity of Christianity. Among these is the Legend of Sergius Baḥīrā, which survives in two Syriac and two Arabic versions, and appears here in edition and translation. Being a counterhistory of Islam, it reshapes early Muslim traditions about a monk recognizing Muḥammad as the final Prophet by turning this monk into Muhammad’s tutor and co-author of the Qur’an. In response to Muslim triumphalist propaganda, it portrays Islam’s political power as predestined but finite and unrelated to its religious message. This feature sets the legend apart from similar Christian accounts of the origin of Islam, East and West, which are reviewed in this study as well.