Oakland: University of California Press. 2022. 353 pp. $34.95, paper. This review appeared in the Middle East Quarterly Volume 30(4). In Creating the Qur’an, Shoemaker, professor of religious studies and Christian studies at the University of Oregon, offers a closely argued account of how the... The post Book Review by Mark Durie: Creating the Qur’an: A Historical-Critical Study by Stephen J. Shoemaker appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more

This is the eighth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? What... The post A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 8 appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more

This is the sixth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the problem? – This... The post A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 6 appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more

This is the fifth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? – This is today’s post. Is antisemitism part... The post A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 5 appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more

This is the fourth in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? – This is today’s post. What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part... The post A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 4 appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more

This is the third in a series of daily posts for one week on the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? Who supports Hamas? – This is today’s post. Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part... The post A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 3 appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more

This is the second in a series of daily posts to address the following topics: What is Hamas? Why does Hamas think it will win? – This is today’s post. Who supports Hamas? Who are the Palestinians? What is the occupation? Is antisemitism part of the... The post A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 2 appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more

Many people have questions about the deeply distressing events taking place in Israel and the Palestinian territories. So, each day for the next week I will posting answers to questions, attempting to help people understand the times in which we live. I plan for the... The post A Q&A Primer on Hamas – Part 1 appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more

Many Christians are wondering what to think about events unfolding in Israel. Here is a link to three lectures I presented for Christian Friends of Israel in the UK, during the 2020 Covid lock downs. They explore how Christians can understand Israel in the world... The post Three Lectures on Israel for Christians appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more

On 7 October Hamas jihadis launched Operation Al-Aqsa Deluge, entering Israel to kill over 1,000 people, and taking more than a hundred captives, many of them women and children, as well as an unknown number of male IDF soldiers. In scenes reminiscent of ISIS atrocities,... The post After the Hamas Deluge appeared first on markdurie.com ..read more