Mehdi Azaiez: The Qur'an's Discourse with Judaism and Christianity

Mehdi Azaiez is Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, where he was appointed as Assistant Professor of Islamic Theology during the period 2014-2019. He is a member of the Research Unit Biblical Studies. His research focuses on Quranic Studies and Early Islam. In the past (2012-2013), he was instructor on Islamic Studies and co-director of the Qur’an Seminar at the University of Notre Dame.

In this video we discuss the relationship between some Qur'anic material and Late Antique Christian and Jewish traditions while highlighting the unique discourse the Qur'an establishes with those traditions. We also discuss how believers can incorporate historical critical study while remaining firm in their theological commitments.

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