INTRODUCTION TO DAY 3
Welcome to Day 3 of our course!
You have now had the chance to become familiar with the oral Quran
and the significance of sound as a medium of experiencing this
scripture. Today we turn to the Quran as written text.
We begin our studies today by reading about how the Quran came to be compiled into a single 'book' "between two covers".
After this we will read an article by Ingrid Mattson from The Study Quran; this will help us to shape our expectations of this text.
We then move on to read passages from
the Quran itself, looking at short segments of the Quran and
considering the perspectives they offer us concerning the nature of God.
We will then read a chapter by Farid
Esack, which will inform us of the range of approaches that one can take
to this text, helping us to become more aware of the particular
perspectives we bring to our readings.
Finally, we will look at the longest continuous narrative in the Quran: the story of the Prophet Joseph.
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