The Bible, the Koran, and the Talmud
Subtitle: or, Biblical legends of the Mussulmans. Comp. from Arabic sources, and compared with Jewish traditions
By: By Dr. G. Weil... Tr. from the German, with occasional notes
Publisher: Brown, Green, and Longmans
Published: 1846
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Islamic legends; Islam; Relations; Judaism; Prophets, Pre-Islamic
Other titles: Biblical legends of the Mussulmans.
Description: This collection of important scriptural stories was drawn from the Koran and other Arabic manuscripts describing the lives of the prophets. The introduction speculates that Mohammed's instruction in Jewish and Christian tradition was given to him orally by people from those faiths. Some footnotes compare the stories collected here with the same stories from the Talmud or Bible or otherwise comment on the differences in detail.
Notes: Bibliography: p. xvi-xvii.
Table of contents: title: Adam.; title: Idris, or Enoch.; title: Noah, Hud, and Salih.; title: Abraham.; title: Joseph.; title: Moses and Aaron.; title: Samuel, Saul, and David.; title: Soloman and the Queen of Saba.; title: John, Mary, and Christ.