An Angelic Jesus?

This paper offers a close reading of the Muslim theologian Najm al-Dīn al-Ṭūfī’s (d. 716/1316) five treatises in which he describes Jesus in angelic terms, asserting that in his nature Jesus was an angel, but in form a human being. It also provides a thorough analysis of Ṭūfī’s scriptural arguments...

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Main Author: Demiri, Lejla 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2018
In: Neue Zeitschrift für systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie
Year: 2018, Volume: 60, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-43
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ṭūfī, Sulaimān Ibn-ʿAbd-al-Qawī aṭ- 1259-1316 / Jesus Christus / Angel / Koran / Bible
IxTheo Classification:BJ Islam
HA Bible
NBF Christology
NBH Angelology; demonology
TH Late Middle Ages
Further subjects:B Angel Bible Exegesis Jesus Qur’an Ṭūfī
B Angel Bible Exegesis Jesus Koran Ṭūfī
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)