Jesus remains one of the most studied characters in history. In the
two millennia since his birth, countless writers have published
numerous books and articles on every aspect of his life,
personality, teachings, and environment. Depending on the
backgrounds, goals, and trainings of their respective authors,
these works relied on the New Testament, other Christian sources,
Jewish writings, or other historical sources, or on combinations of
these writings. The Qur'an is rarely mentioned, let alone seriously
considered, by the mainly Christian authors of these studies. This
explicit or implicit neglect reflects a presumed historical
worthlessness of the Qur'an. Muslim scholars have also written
extensively about Jesus. Contrary to their Western counterparts,
they have studied in detail what the Qur'an and other Islamic
sources say about Jesus. The Christian image of Jesus is often
cited to be dismissed, usually on the basis of what Islamic sources
say, but at times also because of its incoherence and
inconsistency. Like Western scholars who have ignored the Qur'an,
Muslim writers have shown no interest in independent historical
sources. This book fills a gap in the literature on the historical
Jesus by taking the unique approach of considering together the
Qur'an, the Gospels, and other religious and historical sources.
This genuinely new contribution to the scholarship on the
historical Jesus shows that, unlike the New Testament accounts, the
Qur'anic image of Jesus is both internally consistent and
reconcilable with known history. While showing that our
understanding of how the New Testament was formed and our growing
knowledge of history confirm that the Christian Jesus is
unhistorical, this study makes a strong case for the historicity of
the Jesus of the Qur'an. Its friendly style makes this
comprehensive book suitable for the general reader as well as the
specialist. Readers with interest in the historical Jesus, the
Messiah in the various scriptures, modern Qur'anic exegesis, or
comparative religion will find this compelling study highly
informative and thought-provoking. No specialist knowledge of any
scripture or history is required for reading the book.
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