Islam In The Bible

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Author(s): Thomas McElwain

Category: Comparative Religion

Topic Tags: Islam Christianity Beliefs Miscellaneous information: Printed In:

Great Britian for Minerva Press

ISBN:

0-75410-217-3

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Common beliefs and practices in Islam and Christianity including the concept of God, Divine Guidance, leadership, prayer, fasting, sacrifice and marriage.

Dedicatory Acknowledgement

In the name of God Gracious, Beneficent!

The publication of this book has been made possible by

Funding from a group of Kuwaiti people

Who hope that it may guide many into the path of truth.

About the Author

Thomas McElwain was born into a devout family in the United States in 1949. He was occupied by religious subjects from an early age and wanted to become a pastor. He studied theology and history at the Seminaire du Salève in France from 1968 to 1972, after which he continued studies in religion at Andrews University in Michigan. Already in France he was considered a rebel in terms of theology, but his expertise in languages earned him respect.

In 1974 he entered the University of Uppsala to study Biblical Languages and Ethnography. He completed a PhD degree in 1979 from the University of Stockholm with a dissertation on American Indian religious traditions, Mythological Tales and the Allegany Seneca. He has written several books and many articles on Native American religion, Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

For many years he has lectured at various universities, especially the University of Turku in Finland where he was active from 1979-1984. He was editorial secretary for the Nordic journal of comparative religion, Temenos, for five volumes. He has been

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