In this advanced course, you will learn about

Part I: Understanding Muslims

• What Muslims really believe about God, Torah, and Jews 
  
• Expressions of Judaism that Muslims appreciate most
• Muslim sensitivities every Jew should know
• Common ground and differences between Muslims and Jews 
• Arabs and Muslims in Jewish teachings 
• Muhammad's relationship with Jews 
• Understanding the Qur’an and Hadith 
• Islamic spirituality and Jewish parallels 
• Islamic law, states, and traditions 
• Islamic holy days and ritual 

Part II: Responding to Muslims

• Implications of the Qur'an for Jews • Multiple monotheisms? 
• Covenant and “Chosenness” in Islam 
• Agreement and Disagreement between Jews and Muslims 
• Kosher and halal • Muslim prayer and clergy 
• Islamic faith and Muhammad's Prophethood 
• Muslims, mission, and jihad • What the Qur’an really says about Jews 
• Jihad, Israel, and Palestine • Muslim views of The Holocaust 
 

Part III: Studying Scripture with Muslims

• Navigating sacred vocabulary
  
• Pitfalls to avoid 
• Abraham and Isaac in the Qur’an 
• Cain and Abel in the Qur’an 
• Jewish and Muslim interpretive approaches   
• Hot button issues for Jews and for Muslims