Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition, Volume I: The Peoples of God
The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition, Volume I: The Peoples of God
The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition, Volume I: The Peoples of God
Ebook564 pages8 hours

The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition, Volume I: The Peoples of God

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

The world's three great monotheistic religions have spent most of their historical careers in conflict or competition with each other. And yet in fact they sprung from the same spiritual roots and have been nurtured in the same historical soil. This book--an extraordinarily comprehensive and approachable comparative introduction to these religions--seeks not so much to demonstrate the truth of this thesis as to illustrate it. Frank Peters, one of the world's foremost experts on the monotheistic faiths, takes Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and after briefly tracing the roots of each, places them side by side to show both their similarities and their differences.


Volume I, The Peoples of God, tells the story of the foundation and formation of the three monotheistic communities, of their visible, historical presence. Volume II, The Words and Will of God, is devoted to their inner life, the spirit that animates and regulates them.


Peters takes us to where these religions live: their scriptures, laws, institutions, and intentions; how each seeks to worship God and achieve salvation; and how they deal with their own (orthodox and heterodox) and with others (the goyim, the pagans, the infidels). Throughout, he measures--but never judges--one religion against the other. The prose is supple, the method rigorous. This is a remarkably cohesive, informative, and accessible narrative reflecting a lifetime of study by a single recognized authority in all three fields.



The Monotheists is a magisterial comparison, for students and general readers as well as scholars, of the parties to one of the most troubling issues of today--the fierce, sometimes productive and often destructive, competition among the world's monotheists, the siblings called Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 11, 2009
ISBN9781400825707
The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition, Volume I: The Peoples of God

Read more from F. E. Peters

Related to The Monotheists

Related ebooks

Christianity For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for The Monotheists

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Monotheists - F. E. Peters

    1^book_preview_excerpt.html}vG䬥 Z$˦\h.Hj@H8Q {~kr'=O%}>DtkHD{Zտv->661mNm9nBi]sC.Cz.s{Rp_&+erDex|BяMXMV_X֫ZV]2sٖreXɿq*mQI+;~>ؕ|WEN4'I1Y ;<ด&2h,6Qj Dkϋ;?)_W7 ix}yo>y7gO^|/OC.eO)rn|k_m|&V3Gx+*,'O *|$'ZKJk96kbջ^')gߞgߝ=}~F]ꅪ}(0@鸮Eĸ"my? qϝUYrd&2XulN6ɺ_O.Nܑ$7]T/'ZxY|[>-).i ~\ "we&b"tEZ۞`wVz@?%ę2y`˧+ypO_!Es]~ŏ>+o>]\*n?~t!#*4b p"~dR{(WMTb* {_Jy B2[|7dnOdEo~]!Le}Wa?*@K@l&c?I=N_B ?Y}zQL ?/;m\.ބF{čh%۷]M-L-6dTueVd z_rµ`?֋O"r-@Oba{nhA#69&*)t|ě(t(ut i: p.Pjtтhq߉`K}}g<>U e#ъ]ؘo 7.M].6qO L&'$?"\<̤(oø{H{5 =;7Vg:c]?g gФ(|bfJ݅;2]$2Sڜsk &ݫXdhk1l~-3ǡbҡf*e+09ANJ(3ݑoXTvbXF7QD!iV1MP-{TnŰG@܋a+ݬCaÁ dt sp+p.}?mjVNgYvr'IJ u !xTU;WA(\GPNFGŷ~TpѶ [%7jڋiYI?2={Fzi~X2HZRQZ+vr| S &[cLLhgZCy%gNNR.=@?R={E:(n4>AĄmM(GW--Q*H}z Rh?v I~u n8 ֫z\hMv/ϋZl+XP@|1eN^d@`fTLxiʕ1;^5}jUgΒS ohyMDppӋ]&MdJm:Z!_az,!lvs2v zdإTd70U~Uy<@ȇw~y}׾;ICUܘms)H?|*> &|:r7XwE4~DZ$H!lI8DAFڃk3J^j&Kݵ\aO帩ۘ4t#2È,vSeV *hr1i,slՙx "?lsDHzPƑ?ũ `XCoSr3;/V_#=E_e,fRzL?Pݗ; x< To˿*-ao,)7o/]_fjs9=bz 3_E3[ځeA̯2o=RÎ>މv]qmwE2Wx\QrZV,EUq O9.}nЯO9moDm9)d勧dž(]ɾ],UO^1xdӳ.pJzY(@$9̚];2,߲ޔө*pϯeP5}r `_'Ȩ=7}%8|:9о@_W#Ǯ pypfI=f-х@gǤ|N*K}7K s?C. 3 ĜbRyP̓/28*< el/IlH;#v8한PbUiD [eQZ׫A r 9a|@ݐ*G<#lb"LN?T s VK2D&Q~IJNjd6LRFD"SpdictPSdWA!?yз&vT&2o͒S~ FoZXYuzD<}2׎1//vF 1 u33m6V1=' ͮҖtЮK$m?;݋ mmOr*B|i4;}"Q$XoVmLNb,G*؋R@_-OdUM&:p嶍լh PZg*0I q6&2c|c-H yŴuZUwܭk[yt4q[+vw\ɓ$6JKv/%/)4dqY/)ᕲ[첗6"?KPfۖLKrĈ_vQ .nd!2xqq&-rSEjaTȷOxxh]/f*q~p,5unG>INM & a].A!2z.'. ldDk;I1!œ^I_ऊJAN4,#hu%#bA,#G#m`C r A0`'e ɼ dɤ'5KGrS.Ӣ O DP1ZP4hL׎YkELT!O4& RIbP׊|ubH1˶ւdjPrgM=*ʶ1EYy0PT&@@bN$R]kn/ ԍ2^T$.&hhZtaܶkR'@6tZ ^m,9v[+x;ׅ":68=Rlh)8ȒGqTl ]'@J։ͪ|lerv#rsh'#&M 8J$ZV V׵NX^`S~WvolzN"JܒxW!!`œi-TuY]NmT,$ҝHMG2_0Vy ū`XBAB%] ;0v丏<Z~up!<=1B۰&0H%mL`|%gk/F*%a=`uEJsn--P)#zU_{=@r$V]95*RckZpjj6kQ#ڬkLҡ= Nʲ{ 6Q8Ip9!NSJIj}xI:=hfJ$eyTRRm*FirXZ;XD"fT;8dLGY"B3U.Jtյ-e+avXP* 8{fM"aCd6I n\S ^[GeO|V20;*E԰t*/$Bq !]i-{<5FWɪ=TNXF \QX+Ɖ`(V a Cs\j2bNMJČ>Ԫ]@}<ꚍ|Pd(@&+@]}e;a%J+KűZO lFT$0ʰ*٘G~`ΆټJLH~+9 { 9|yu841dō2gf"ŒjCU*tx%.OJ4Ő) "`ʩNAن|1664 Q,YD4{UCz$Pb+xeS_\,3DS8dR3nѝ!'`z ]A?5-@agf%-uR,niKe B72^  n Gfc+O6sf' x cP H'Y:(4(՗a΅6Bu?" cTE]Զ0V%#3ʈL|+Tn! k(|60D`s^^?dAfǓGY{?ZŜ=ke6`¼WhԽmu٘k<pAKLJrqNK6Zob"T sסv5fZNs;x\a"GRlj;)<%ËDZT)mT9.1PfU UpUK0ܲg!3y"^y[.+@hՕ2ZHH @1#!8n$@2N ?O~ V!CN]l R!.&0Y/{X`z'ǵpd,`}^W=d}Tseml˝PD0X?'bN$` dp#fW _8`ЯDtŀ2"&VJB$~c7eN ѥ;IaCoߤ_1'U!*̳MNh r"wWYW? hYA=OҹW݈WAz!anJ$Gⲓ_oHff_JP_hfMC6aRFo]r C"lu($5h4&F%>dƻLDzɴ?tE9(0F/ZcGU%WEYpn7Jh8haБ"8rp M\dn:a(4aq'ZT9Bm)%%]xo.mj3-v!M2휭ߪȡꖹcT||bvkM'n,T`:TIȯ)?@ʪ{ e={:cDF aPkaA$\vet 66}Zd6H$ ue>|;خ+DݷĄ*S?*uʸMD(D5HC0 kT)uM9ԇAଘ28Zbp" +2 F6SwZIޫ[+ ^~NNp#CXY,geY"#t G*{"s@!F WvP2ktj{@ݺExlAe53E}KZ;D1K;qTTLOI*3&.TUTdhF4,o99-&Cҹ{Ets8uTDu8!yn&{A'JU!0_aWIgqnx%bߛpܓqTZ؞-~1%JyCA?2G:eQ39~S lU'&q[<*G[2jߺ7Ü`F%]698z\N]9+H ,p̈́h^_`B~2C%n)l+L32t-)Di!ʝkn[f_ n8v?1Ƨ?E"(DgtLٱȎ֞votlC6q^`C7$"0^ 3)*C|NB3>{ ҤؖlBu[< I?N !\KtuNM!T*^foCgxJC(zׁKځ$WCy񿈷%M[O+I@^ncfkn TNS]q2/ĄBR~*%;%/Fɼ12RfH6>Eo!},5V,AUopkQgalh<|7z&R\nOn~ 7-e DŲPgrljw*ҌOOװ;HŖ]([ -maE0ײYq|e:Γ4 NzNJ2ՈeϳauCC#U[$=_a%cfᶢKZ*gT,Z* ALwdߥeci+`uFvrC'ŧ~eEϪn?0ۈ2j/ `{u O\p,4LNCXE@*%2z$_ݸX)L0(̔' v;R[Dl(AyouH >s5rqVv6jJca5zczŜthEM f}6o<^LAƣ8cF@Zi,֕rשa.4l*/O SQ46(F)\,L/Lr#IC8CﲤʐaI򬚸Kb̚htXbp$$)r7SJ˲$pb *+ъژ_FsmnT92˙5Fiv4F56YT0Eu[IaemZbs92)dy0>&HہcB$$1VF ^=y+/Y!\wC*A1CgrhPƫ/nnR.OVє[r"|2q>ypi1dw< {0c?h a֝՚J_M lTqR(`<=iCuz|w[*dه;A(6E <}+e{WAR<=2ϾBiaWw x%:*Wrz'S& 'I_nu@9cj&+e޳GraS▾1a!yOήPWjH2[,J=TrN5eX#9%Us F'@[3}{kv^>f2e8 ?AT@Dى5TSoCx<8O5t8&bxJ,خ٧{!{~`3E.S0j0% u;\y{#XȔ{]-\r_%+WS4N=ՅøE侈gZ؝dt)< gD_4Z- 2kʀqТA\$;LjoZV u/&ӬSdtΌxXWS%oXU42KvszE5J hoÐ,[hj.bo?m4^ͺzȫ!e[s[~ Ew4[XeDY ػ0BD_k&V_16d :hR;d:2FG+㮉8T^\6^ɛ,Ha3h"E،8;q ڷq[8VWa׽-l0Y>aZi`K/p e<O_X:{r蹃߃qizšuy&&IMLuB~`W/e&El3erg 鷘I{5*eJG8c<H@<@Aq ENNhcNyi9Ymh{H%n!Ю<$^dDtMң͌k?AW;e~ls !7Se[,/XA8>Ѱlk-&|vz>h9}9=/UĨ~QG…!Zb8&c۫U-TS:[lx5ޓ]>~E<&{y d%<4o!N##3E讧 klmg߼T&e^k tbAN yʽ،!bӡtخD{ ٯTe B7~- r!TvcL[IWd KÌݔ&nlST!9dķg/)8a2+1RVЌViʩ9r$'N(FB,KJd iW蛾R+n*ĚwUN 7'Aǡ0wD }"\V}dߵ ~5*L lݛ|K)whKj7r ^;94cٳs6v{6gV+8Df%*u|{['O_>N`5eCoBT[Uش)]8w/Ɋhaǖv@x9T)3` |,O"~鬙Σ5Viܧ8h@}WY@ &c % q=> t&KxW#b+U*6y~StH,,vj6w\ [+ Cٺ"PԊg%ZKdkud<;Iv8@FlƊQꗱaũujAܵꔊ1%[mg\M=5kx.rra]7&*R~IrEQ};fRAj џ ֆj^ d &)uHƊZF0uEG@l@v!ěE0":}7uihALFT#lϙ+hue=(8=;?{ZyI?{)@g _%.Ӊ5ϝ)?N+m%;U]:.z\^tfb.FEk6^Xsg0fnn@[cG4ۻXhF^iYԉ,N +3WwyL9UZݧ mAS+KXK,; 8s~v~ܴ \NB VQ$L9XMwޏJMX9&ݶ`ͣ}\MW R[/Tubi ~Y k5=]\;[AUe97$.ŠlCE✁4ػxؕ@w̖*/,@d ?Y6ȸQetCxYkR2dШv WT|8ɷJe9P-E ==9_s*G-B{fwIR5tMJY[@~·.`g p1HVC؀/j)pEmdmn"; +BwXHygc-y\|@udyԀY{~=V ׼RqFNB!D#8ιÓȜh=p%.`$bl/Bc(s m|*aME,!d Y4=p"ՃH YǗOxvz5]/O~9!:)aZ-ߏLjyUZNC/ݽߪݥG􍷧e z/aϤ;jcht4@o UYkW =:SL衳EQ 糝PyEjDs'da0P_ʚF.{͇QzSS< M?M۲߻a,28X%yzl~;+ͦٻ,"֘~IN?njnͻp {>#Y¼xY1$UˀE 3 vA\1)x^=5'΃xwGL}"^jqm@mdոp'4e &1u%f%:Ce }*-v>%Y6>vկ0ܗ$xBo|Kq,Vjҿ,wTI%,5_"܊@tl8wz%L KxND۶x~~v ߏ/%QG32"%ajv$HeKhL3(P>E )u=cGUTUY[4eU߼E)ůc6%7_R i鈈H95LL! o" ]ah6S+rtc5es9Sz }kIͱ7o؂R@-ަԌs[7>VyX y^r03vMdf?{a,ývŊ,?V>F1On V6ĨЀ!V!Fdr?ox\CgN*w=>'R53WM]U1 oqfڰBOw8tQ#JĖkji*} mCᵉvA6|gN\ȹAE-8GZy=4fxk{ŖlF.ݿ4}o݉$ZWDPCX)CюFNF%]oܵuXQKts,6#nYUӬ3?ӯkj:z.Svѓ:E࡚g>/1Ed^627g#"^ǔ[?YNeܼ2'8ڽ~yD_$P-ZJVu{Z:/EU33ؚ.ȦQ{W>hs&N^jC!ů&BZuKlnP`rp48(>퓶^G_jA/<=EEE(H+45q' ,#(+>L'f|WPW-C.]k=hsA] zS&-XjN"2Eߕ+kd#Og}f\7+/6/P8\YS[ Ԯjv [4=S=-LWi=Z}?<; BVcq2ZoНt7PϑZkq}~7p#w5OWE)9! %#C-B#AdS ytd]zCڀDMXKVekIWdD&S(phJ07/{=Q뭚̉heZe7YvpP0 Ind^ Hʮ ܉T%۷)<(5ݦ)rM!+erN+xt yiZ6 7ak݌a$~ŀw]g>1xEn Q*+>;tǏ+A67L >5.Ns%d>9Dnj KZĸ{4M:T"?;Uхhz')VĈ HN  wCwimÈġ^^f ^CF3Z-U+oꦀ"e"Wu5Qv7bmNy݂PRwd}][eC/2H ڂYx❵6G@b+b !o'iTʛܿfMTJa'rV`vjU ζk"pY7mRK0CNA_^Bo_k/Eӊ[+ !UE~$Ym0Me6(WTd nѽW;U@fiwف EAPP hf_+9@v T!鹎(ߚ\\ZrpôX-vHF*xJoHƛ[^g$ êdɾߊ{ca-fV[sRS+}iAZe]?3eֆo!yMωɦ/;]_݉hyDovIGzRO‹[snNhvl\KM 73~U<pͯq9wz:Ñ4G urj^Aqzlݠ^G.YŎYcA, n~ݥ>~z(BgR&_8fm1|gSۢ*S_vOR)#XKϽϕ X(ʤD Y_m2NXնӴ4DGNa1;5O5VK5jݛ/䵺NwoFF&.͎֮ &Dp4@h$
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1