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- Marcotte, Roxanne D. (2014-10-06). "Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam: Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism, and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion". Iranian Studies. Informa UK Limited. 47 (6): 1024–1027. doi:10.1080/00210862.2014.963994. ISSN 0021-0862.
- The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences; Herndon Vol. 30, Iss. 1, (Winter 2013): 102-104.
- Baháʼí Studies Review 18, 2012: 153-161
- The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 30:1, pp 102-104
- Van Ess, Josef (2012). "Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam: Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism, and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion". Ilahiyat Studies. Bursa Ilahiyat Foundation. 3 (2): 282–284. doi: 10.12730/13091719.2012.32.63 . ISSN 1309-1786.
- ↑ Reviews of The Crucifixion and the Qur’an: A Study in the History of Muslim Thought:
- Journal of Qur'anic Studies, Vol. 12 (2010), pp. 191-203
- The Muslim World 101(1):119 - 121
- Journal of Qur'anic Studies / List of Issues / Volume 12, Issue 1-2