The Quranic Noah and the Making of the Islamic Prophet : A Study of Intertextuality and Religious Identity Formation in Late Antiquity

The Quranic Noah narratives provide a fascinating window into the making of Muhammad as an eschatological prophet.

This book examines their form, content, and sources as a means of deciphering the scribal and intertextual nature of the Qur'an and the Jewish-Christian background of the messianic controversy out of which Islam emerged.

The view that Muhammad was once tentatively thought of as a new Messiah challenges our picture of Islam's origins.