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{en} Richard Shumack, Jesus through Muslim Eyes (London: SPCK, 2020).

Abstract

"In his book The Islamic Jesus, Mustafa Akyol claims that Muslims may hail Jesus as the Messiah and the Word of God – but is that really the case? And how should Christians respond when they do? ... In this sensitive and nuanced exploration of Muslim beliefs about Jesus, Richard Shumack calls for Muslims and Christians to embrace constructive disagreement as the best way to both religious peace and eternal truth. For although Muslims and Christians both love Jesus. the Jesus of Islam points down a different road to that of Christianity. The Muslim Jesus wants to you to be a better person by walking a road of passionate devotion to God; the Christian Jesus wants you to be a whole new person by joining him on a road to crucifixion and resurrection."--Publisher description.

"An honest and scholarly analysis of the Muslim Jesus, the Christian Jesus, and the diverging paths Muslims and Christians chose to follow."--Anwar Mehammed, head of Islamic Studies, Ethiopian Theological College, Addis Ababa

"If you care about Muslim-Christian relations, this book is significant."--Dr Muhammad Kamal, Asia Institute, University of Melbourne

"Excellent … strikes the perfect balance between academic rigour and accessibility."--Dr Peter Riddell, SOAS University of London

Contents

Intro -- Contents -- A quick word about terms -- Prologue: Meeting Jesus -- Part 1 -- Getting to know the Muslim Jesus -- 1 -- Jesus of Arabia -- 2 -- The son of Mary: the Qur'anic Jesus -- 3 -- The 'pious servant': the traditional Jesus -- 4 -- The good teacher: the Sufi Jesus -- 5 -- Yeshua: the contemporary Muslim Jesus -- Part 2 -- Corrupting Jesus? -- 6 -- Conspiracy -- 7 -- The Christians -- 8 -- The Apostles -- 9 -- The Council of Nicea -- 10 -- Paul -- 11 -- The Ebionites -- 12 -- The Gospel of the Hebrews -- 13 -- The historical Muslim Jesus -- Part 3 -- Locating Jesus -- 14; Place of birth -- 15 -- Names -- 16 -- Behaviour -- 17 -- Speech -- 18 -- More than he seems ... -- 19 -- At home -- Part 4 -- Following Jesus -- 20 -- Common roads? -- 21 -- The virtuous path of the Muslim Jesus -- 22 -- Who can follow the Muslim Jesus? -- 23 -- The 'impossible' road of the Christian Jesus -- 24 -- Different roads -- 25 -- At a crossroads -- Epilogue: The real Jesus.

External links

• [ Google Books]