$72.49
Author: Brown Brian Arthur
Brand: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition: Reprint
Format: Illustrated
Number Of Pages: 656
Details: Review
As no language is pure, having only its own root words or idioms; no gene pool is devoid of influences from foreign genetic lines and no ecological system is without the presence of invasive and adaptive species, so no religious tradition is whole or pure within itself, cut off from historic and interactive encounter with internal heterodox or vital forces from external religious encounters. Having demonstrated the many ways in which Christian and Islamic sacred texts manifest such influences and parallels in a seminal previous work, Brian Arthur Brown and his associates here turn to a deeper investigation of the common as well as the distinctive features of the monotheistic world faiths present in the Torah, the Gospel and the Quran, including some possible influence in each by Zoroastrianism. Well aware that the evidence is not conclusive in many cases, he courageously and suggestively charts out the dots that can be, or perhaps can become, connected as further research dictates, thereby setting forth a possible map of the partially hidden root system that feeds the major branches of the flourishing world religions. If this map is followed and fleshed out it should lead us to discover how much the heirs or this cluster of faiths share and open the doors to a deeper, wider dialogue. — Max L. Stackhouse, professor of theology and public life emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary
Since the medium is indeed a great part of the message, Three Testaments—bringing together the Torah, the Christian Scriptures, and the Koran in one volume—is already transformative, simply by challenging all of us to look each other in the face. And to see in each Face the Face of God. Besides that, Brian Brown’s ‘message’—his proposal for seeing the Zoroastrian tradition as having set the context for new Revelations in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—may open us up to fuller spiritual and religious explorations. — Rabbi Arthur Waskow, author of The Tent of Abraham; director, The Shalom Center
What an interesting read! I am delighted to see the use of the calligraphy by Zakariya in balance with the evocative Kligfield collection of engravings in this splendid book. — Rev. Dr. Serene Jones, president and Johnston Family professor for religion and democracy at Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York
Three Testaments is appropriately inclusive in many ways. The use of inclusive scripture is especially appropriate for the twenty-first century, both scholarly and evocative. To leave women out of the scripture in our time would be to distort the message entirely. — Sister Joan Chittister, author of Called to Question; columnist in National Catholic Reporter
Three Testaments suggests new paradigms that could considerably enrich interfaith discussions for each of these three faiths: ‘a new paradigm for Jews about the origin of monotheism in world religion, a new paradigm for Christians about the saviour of the world, and a new paradigm for Muslims about the people of the book.’ — Mark G. Toulouse, principal and professor of the history of Christianity, Emmanuel College, and the Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto
From the Foreword: The book that you hold in your hands is revolutionary. It presents together the texts of the Torah, Gospels and Quran, inviting the reader to examine the interdependence of the Scriptures that are central to Jews, Christians and Muslims. That shared presentation in and of itself gives Three Testaments its name and makes it extraordinary. What makes it revolutionary are the connections that Brian Arthur Brown and the other contributors to this volume make among these three great traditions. — Amir Hussain, Loyola Marymount University, author of Oil and Water: Two Faiths, One God
Three Testaments: Torah, Gospel and Quran invites readers to study the interdependence of the Scriptures claiming the tradition of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar as their heritage. I especially appreciate
Release Date: 02-01-2014
Package Dimensions: 38x251x1134
