{"title":"Stephen J. Shoemaker","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen J. Shoemaker’s works offer a deep exploration into early religious thought and practice, focusing on the formative periods of Christianity and Islam. His books invite readers to consider how foundational texts and figures shaped spiritual devotion and scriptural traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles like \u003cem\u003eA Prophet Has Appeared\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCreating the Qur’an\u003c\/em\u003e, Shoemaker provides scholarly insights into religious history that illuminate the development of faith and community. His nuanced approach appeals to those interested in the intersections of history, theology, and spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"creating-the-quran-by-stephen-j-shoemaker-9780520389038","title":"Creating the Qur’an","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.luminosoa.org\"\u003ewww.luminosoa.org\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCreating the Qur’an\u003c\/em\u003e presents the first systematic historical-critical study of the Qur’an’s origins, drawing on methods and perspectives commonly used to study other scriptural traditions. Demonstrating in detail that the Islamic tradition relates not a single attested account of the holy text’s formation, Stephen J. Shoemaker shows how the Qur’an preserves a surprisingly diverse array of memories regarding the text’s early history and its canonization.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo this, he adds perspectives from radiocarbon dating of manuscripts, the linguistic history of Arabic, the social and cultural history of late ancient Arabia, and the limitations of human memory and oral transmission, as well as various peculiarities of the Qur’anic text itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering all the relevant data to present the most comprehensive and convincing examination of the origin and evolution of the Qur’an available, Shoemaker concludes that the canonical text of the Qur’an was most likely produced only around the turn of the eighth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430339690732,"sku":"9780520389038","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520389038.jpg?v=1774559157"},{"product_id":"mary-in-early-christian-faith-and-devotion-by-stephen-j-shoemaker-9780300217216","title":"Mary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, a noted historian of Christianity explores the full story of the emergence and development of the Marian cult in the early Christian centuries. The means by which Mary, mother of Jesus, came to prominence have long remained strangely overlooked despite, or perhaps because of, her centrality in Christian devotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGathering together fresh information from often neglected sources, including early liturgical texts and Dormition and Assumption apocrypha, Stephen Shoemaker reveals that Marian devotion played a far more vital role in the development of early Christian belief and practice than has been previously recognised. He finds evidence that dates back to the latter half of the second century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough extensive research, the author is able to provide a fascinating background to the hitherto inexplicable “explosion” of Marian devotion that historians and theologians have pondered for decades. \u003cem\u003eMary in Early Christian Faith and Devotion\u003c\/em\u003e offers a wide-ranging study that challenges many conventional beliefs surrounding the subject of Mary, Mother of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461168939244,"sku":"9780300217216","price":71.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300217216-mary-in-early-christian-faith-and-devotion.jpg?v=1774960476"},{"product_id":"a-prophet-has-appeared-by-stephen-j-shoemaker-9780520299610","title":"A Prophet Has Appeared","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly Islam has emerged as a lively site of historical investigation, and scholars have challenged the traditional accounts of Islamic origins by drawing attention to the wealth of non-Islamic sources that describe the rise of Islam. \u003cem\u003eA Prophet Has Appeared\u003c\/em\u003e brings this approach to the classroom. This collection provides students and scholars with carefully selected, introduced, and annotated materials from non-Islamic sources dating to the early years of Islam. These can be read alone or alongside the Qur'an and later Islamic materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eApplying historical-critical analysis, the volume moves these invaluable sources to more equal footing with later Islamic narratives about Muhammad and the formation of his new religious movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded are new English translations of sources by twenty authors, originally written not only in Greek and Latin but also Syriac, Georgian, Armenian, Hebrew, and Arabic, spanning a geographic range from England to Egypt and Iran.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for the classroom and personal library, this sourcebook provides readers with the tools to meaningfully approach a new, burgeoning area of Islamic studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595692654828,"sku":"9780520299610","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520299610-a-prophet-has-appeared.jpg?v=1777902684"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/stephen-j-shoemaker.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}