Publisher's Synopsis
From the Creation to the Flood, a volume in The Bible: An Islamic Prespective, is ananlysis of stories found in the 1st ten chapters of Genesis, comparing them with references to them in the Quran and in Surabadis 11th century Quranic commentary. Other ancient sources, especially Mesopotamian, also contribute to the study, The two Biblical creation stories are compared with those of the Quran and Surabadi and earlier sources, and some more general questions about the Creation are considered. Other topics include: The Biblical and Islamic versions of Adams creation, the Naming, Adams rib?, the events of Eden and the Fall, Cain and Abel ( murderor ritual sacrifice?), and Adams last days. After an examination of the Enoch-Idris stories and the fallen angels, Harut and Marut of the Quran and Islamic tradition, the author turns tot the colorful saga of Noah, his Ark, and the Flood, finishing with the disquieting ethnic overtones of the story of Noahs curse and his descendants.
