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Prophecy and the fundamentalist quest : an integrative study of Christian and Muslim apocalyptic religion

"This work traces the origins of apocalyptic prophecy in Christianity and Islam through in-depth examinations of several texts found within the Bible, the Quran, and the Hadith. The religious prophecies discussed in this book are largely focused on end-time or apocalyptic scenarios"--Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, ©2008
McFarland, Jefferson, N.C., ©2008
Comparative studies
ix, 185 pages ; 23 cm
9780786433001, 9780786480791, 0786433000, 0786480793
183928568
Sources of Christian and Islamic prophecy
An historical struggle for ascendancy
What the prophets of old foretold
Mahdi, Islam's archetypal redeemer, and other Muslim messiahs
Jesus: son of God or Muslim prophet?
Christian fundamentalism: then and now
Jihad: a theoretical and historical framework
Osama bin Laden and his terrorist agenda
The world today
Conclusion: beyond prophecy