Hadith reliability and contradictions

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   Hadith reliability and criticism

   Classical isnād/rijāl + late compilation, common-link, Mawḍūʿāt, Goldziher, Schacht, Brown.

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   Ḥadīth and tradition

   Background on the ḥadīth corpus and its role in Islamic life.

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   What are the ḥadīth?

   Intro-level orientation to the ḥadīth before the deep critique.

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   How should a Christian handle a difficult ḥadīth?

   Pastoral guidance for raising hard ḥadīth without contempt.

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