Moses and Pharaoh in the Bible, Qur'an and History
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9789675062056
Description: The holy scriptures of the three Abrahamic religions share some of the main aspects of historical events which happened after Prophet Abraham. One topic which reveals many such shared aspects is the story of Moses who rose up against the despotic Pharaoh. The events during the period are important to the Muslims, Jews and Christians, and in many cases form the basis of the history and rituals of the three religions. This work is a comparative study of the Biblical and Qur'anic narrations of the story of Moses and Pharaoh. In doing so, Dr Maurice Bucaille, author of the bestselling 1976 treatise, The Bible, The Qur'an and Science, carefully avoids theoretical and speculative views in an attempt to cope only with facts.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I: The Bible; title: 1. History of the Biblical Texts: Legitimization of the Search for Correspondences with History; title: 2. Entry into Egypt during the Rule of the Hyksos; title: 3. The Oppression: Are the Oppressed Hebrews Mentioned in the Egyptian Texts?; title: 4. Birth of Moses—Construction of the City of Pi-Ramesses; title: 5. Youth and Exile of Moses: Contemporaneity of Moses and Ramesses II; title: 6. Return From Exile: the Stela of the Fifth Year of Merenptah’s Reign; title: 7. The Plagues of Egypt; title: 8. The Exodus: The Final Event of Merenptah’s Reign; title: 9. Other Hypotheses Concerning the Date of the Exodus; title: 10. Champollion in Debt to the Bible; title: Part II: The Qur’an; title: 1. Essential Facts and History of the Text; title: 2. The Entry into Egypt: Joseph; title: 3. Oppression of the Hebrews; title: 4. Birth, Youth and Exile of Moses; title: 5. Moses and Pharaoh; title: 6. The Exodus; title: Part III: General Survey of the Research: Comparison of Both Narrations; title: 1. General Survey of the Research and its Results; title: 2. Comparison between the Biblical and Qur’anic Narrations; title: Index