This axis gathers 1 instance of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as quoted

Indeed, God gives you good news of a word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary

Brief reading

Shahrur cites it to prove that Jesus is described as a word from God, within his interpretation of words as objective existents.

Axes

  • Faith-related
  • Linguistic and semantic
  • Word of God: 2
  • Jesus: 1
  • the word: 1
  • existence: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It enters into the construction of the concept of the word as an existential signification.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Support: 1

Instances of use

  • Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 286: cited to establish that Jesus is described as a word from God, within his interpretation of words as objective existents.
    • Concept: Word of God
    • Function of the verse here: Support
    • Textual evidence: «And Jesus, son of Mary, is also the word of God, according to His – exalted be He – saying: {When the angels said …} (Aal Imran 45).»

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