The 99 Beautiful Names of God for All the People of the Book

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Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2020 M04 6 - 130 pages
The author's treatment of the Arabic language and sensitivity toward Muslims and Christians in the Mid-East is very helpful. Professor Bentley's research touches on one of the most important subjects facing Muslims and Christians. Saleem Al-Mahdy, Professor of Middle East Culture and Islam This work represents a genre that is very interesting. The book extracts ideas and themes from the Muslim experience and uses them as a method for getting deeper into the Christian understanding of these names for God. It will move us forward in the understanding of Islam. Ronald J. Miller, Professor Emeritus, Islamic Studies Dr. David Bentley's book is a great help to mutual understanding...Many of these 99 names have their origins in the Old and New Testaments. J. Christy Wilson, Jr. (1921-1999), lived and taught 24 years in Afghanistan

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About the author (2020)

David Bentley continues on a journey to meet Muslims in the United States that began with his family while serving in Jordanian and Iranian churches. His book The 99 Beautiful Names of God: For All the People of the Book (1999) was succeeded by Persian Princess@magi.com (2000), an enactment of his walk with magi through bristling Middle East nations. He translated Priest and Prophet for a Lebanese author in 2005. A novel, Wedding Haircut: A Prenuptial Rite of Passage for 9/11 Terrorists (2011), redeems a groom in a global year of terror.

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