Jesus Son of the Father The New Testament from Islamic and Cultural Perspectives (PDF)

♦ عنوان الكتاب: Jesus Son of the Father The New Testament from Islamic and Cultural Perspectives.

♦ المؤلف: جمال عوض سلامة.

♦ عدد الصفحات: 292.

No character in history has been surrounded by as much contro-versy as the biblical figure of Jesus. After starting his ministry, or maybe even beginning with his conception and birth, Jesus became the center of questions, conjectures, and opposing views. Some go as far as to deny he ever existed.

Even before the “crucifixion and death” of Jesus, there were many opinions surrounding Jesus’s identity. Today, there is still no uni-versal agreement on who Jesus was, not even among Jesus’s followers, mostly because there are many theories as to who he was. Some view Jesus as the Son of God, while others view him as God in the flesh. With that being said, other groups within the Christian faith, such as the Uni-tarians, view him as a man who was chosen by God to deliver His mes-sage.

The majority of Jews reject Jesus as the messiah, or as a prophet. They believe in the “crucifixion and death” of Jesus but naturally deny the “resurrection,” They reject the virgin birth, and do not believe in the miracles performed by Jesus.

Muslims, on the other hand, believe in the miraculous birth, the prophet-hood of Jesus, and the miracles he performed. They, however, reject the “death and resurrection” of Jesus. They believe that God saved Jesus from crucifixion and that God had him ascend into heaven. Natu-rally, Muslims do not believe in the “divinity” of Jesus. For them, Jesus represents a biblical messenger, similar to Moses or David.