The Qurʾān - A New Annotated Translation - Arthur Droge
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The Qurʾān - A New Annotated Translation - Arthur Droge
A. J. Droge [+]
A. J. Droge is the author of Homer or Moses? Early Christian Interpretations of the History of Culture and, with James Tabor, of A Noble Death: Suicide and Martyrdom among Christians and Jews in Antiquity.
Description
This sūra opens with a denial that the Prophet is ‘possessed,’ before turning to denounce one of his opponents directly. Next comes a parable warning against arrogant self-satisfaction, followed by section on eschatological rewards and punishments, and a concluding exhortation to the Prophet.