Mary across the traditions
The only woman named in the Qur’an and the mother of God incarnate in Christian doctrine: Mary in scripture.
Journal
Explainers and essays on the history, scripture and thought of the Abrahamic traditions. Browse every topic.
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Jesus across the traditions
Lord and Saviour, prophet and Messiah, or a pupil of John who departed from his teaching: how three traditions see Jesus.
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The king and the Pharaoh
Joseph served a king and Moses faced a Pharaoh: how the Qur’an’s two titles for the ruler of Egypt match the Egyptian record.
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The Sabians of the Qur’an
The community the Qur’an names beside the Jews and the Christians, and how Muslim scholars answered the question of who they were.
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Masbuta: baptism in running water
How the Mandaeans baptise: the running water, the priest, the myrtle wreath and the sacraments on the bank.
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John the Baptist in four traditions
The prophet of the Jordan in the Gospels, in Jewish memory, in the Qur’an and in Mandaean tradition.
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Interfaith dialogue in the modern era
How Jews, Christians and Muslims have sought understanding across religious lines since the nineteenth century.
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Faith and reason in medieval Jewish, Christian and Muslim thought
How medieval thinkers in all three traditions used Greek philosophy to reason about God.
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What archaeology tells us about the ancient Near East
Inscriptions, excavations and the limits of the evidence for the world of the Bible and early Islam.
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Prayer across the Abrahamic traditions
Daily prayer in Judaism, Mandaeism, Christianity and Islam: times, forms and meanings.
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Kedar, the Arabs and the prophets
Kedar in the Hebrew Bible, the Arab tribes of the north, and the figure the oracles point to.
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Jerusalem in three traditions
Why one city holds a central place in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.