'God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you': a comparison of Qur'anic and Judaeo-Christian law

This article provides an overview of law within the First Testament and the Qur'an. It focuses in particular on the Decalogue/Ten Commandments within the First Testament and its influence on the traditions of Judaism and Christianity, and beyond that to Western culture in general. The study of...

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Main Author: Franzmann, Majella
Format: Journal Article
Published: Routledge 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44128
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description This article provides an overview of law within the First Testament and the Qur'an. It focuses in particular on the Decalogue/Ten Commandments within the First Testament and its influence on the traditions of Judaism and Christianity, and beyond that to Western culture in general. The study of law in the Qur’an investigates the form of prescriptions typified by Surah 2:183–187. Although the overview of both traditions raises some common themes, it is proposed that the Qur’an offers a unique approach to law by its understanding of, and allowance for, human nature.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-441282017-09-13T15:59:13Z 'God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you': a comparison of Qur'anic and Judaeo-Christian law Franzmann, Majella This article provides an overview of law within the First Testament and the Qur'an. It focuses in particular on the Decalogue/Ten Commandments within the First Testament and its influence on the traditions of Judaism and Christianity, and beyond that to Western culture in general. The study of law in the Qur’an investigates the form of prescriptions typified by Surah 2:183–187. Although the overview of both traditions raises some common themes, it is proposed that the Qur’an offers a unique approach to law by its understanding of, and allowance for, human nature. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44128 10.1080/09596410903481812 Routledge restricted
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'God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you': a comparison of Qur'anic and Judaeo-Christian law
title 'God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you': a comparison of Qur'anic and Judaeo-Christian law
title_full 'God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you': a comparison of Qur'anic and Judaeo-Christian law
title_fullStr 'God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you': a comparison of Qur'anic and Judaeo-Christian law
title_full_unstemmed 'God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you': a comparison of Qur'anic and Judaeo-Christian law
title_short 'God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you': a comparison of Qur'anic and Judaeo-Christian law
title_sort 'god desires ease for you, and desires not hardship for you': a comparison of qur'anic and judaeo-christian law
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44128