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Christianity and the Qur’an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia
Published on 2 September 2025 by Yale University Press, Christianity and the Qur’an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia by Gabriel Said Reynolds, Crowley Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology at the University of Notre Dame, offers a revisionary account of the origins of Islam.
Against the dominant narrative that places the emergence of the Qur’an in a largely pagan setting, Reynolds argues that the text was born within a predominantly Christian culture. Drawing on recent scholarship on pre-Islamic Arabic inscriptions, he brings out the significant presence of monotheism — and of Christianity in particular — in the pre-Islamic Hijaz.
The book examines how the Qur’an engages with Christian traditions — not only those of the New Testament but also those of late antique Christian literature — casting fresh light on the religious milieu in which Islam took shape.
Publié le 2 septembre 2025 chez Yale University Press, Christianity and the Qur’an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia de Gabriel Said Reynolds, professeur d’études islamiques et de théologie à l’université de Notre-Dame, propose une relecture des origines de l’islam.
À rebours du récit dominant qui situe l’émergence du Coran dans un environnement principalement païen, l’auteur défend l’hypothèse d’un texte né au sein d’une culture largement chrétienne. S’appuyant sur les recherches récentes consacrées aux inscriptions arabes préislamiques, il met en lumière la présence significative du monothéisme, et singulièrement du christianisme, dans le Hedjaz préislamique.
L’ouvrage examine la manière dont le Coran dialogue avec les traditions chrétiennes — non seulement celles du Nouveau Testament, mais aussi celles de la littérature chrétienne de l’Antiquité tardive —, éclairant d’un jour nouveau le milieu religieux dans lequel l’islam a pris son essor.
صدر في الثاني من سبتمبر/أيلول 2025 عن مطبعة جامعة ييل كتابٌ جديد للباحث غابرييل سعيد رينولدز، أستاذ الدراسات الإسلامية واللاهوت في جامعة نوتردام:
Christianity and the Qur’an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia
وهو عملٌ يعيد النظر في نشأة الإسلام. فخلافاً للسرديّة السائدة التي تضع ظهور القرآن في محيطٍ وثنيّ في الأساس، يذهب المؤلّف إلى أنّ النصّ القرآنيّ وُلد في حضن ثقافةٍ مسيحيّة في معظمها. واستناداً إلى الأبحاث الحديثة في النقوش العربية لما قبل الإسلام، يُبرز حضورَ التوحيد — والمسيحيّة على وجه الخصوص — حضوراً وازناً في حجاز ما قبل الإسلام.
ويتناول الكتابُ الكيفيّة التي يُحاور بها القرآنُ التقاليدَ المسيحيّة، لا تقاليدَ العهد الجديد وحدها، بل كذلك آدابَ المسيحيّة في العصور القديمة المتأخّرة، مُلقياً ضوءاً جديداً على البيئة الدينيّة التي نشأ فيها الإسلام.
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