The Qur'an : a historical-critical introduction /
Nicolai Sinai.
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
- viii, 242 pages ; 24 cm.
- The New Edinburgh Islamic surveys .
- New Edinburgh Islamic surveys. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-233) and indexes.
Background. Some basic features of the Qur'an -- Muhammad and the Qur'an -- The Qur'anic milieu -- Method. Literary coherence and secondary revision -- Inner-Qur'anic chronology -- Intertextuality -- A diachronic survey of the Qur'anic proclamations. The Meccan surahs -- The Medianan surahs.