Thesis Summary
Shahrur maintains that the Wise Revelation is not a book of history, but a text that presents transcendent knowledge linked to the course of history without being reduced to it. From this perspective, the stories become a means of extracting historical laws, not merely a narration of events.
Foundational Atoms
- The Wise Revelation is not a book of history
- The stories reveal historical laws
- Myth combines truth and imagination
Place of Support Within the Book
This meaning appears in the middle section, within the distinction between the Qur’anic text and books of history, and then in the final section when discussing the concept of myth and historical laws.
Limits of the Reading
Speaking here of transcendent knowledge does not negate the connection to history; rather, it prevents reducing the text to chronological sequence alone.