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The Mystery of the Messiah - The Messiahship of Jesus in the Qur'an, New Testament, Old Testament, and Other Sources (Paperback)
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The Mystery of the Messiah - The Messiahship of Jesus in the Qur'an, New Testament, Old Testament, and Other Sources (Paperback)
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The Messiah is the central figure of the largest religion in the
world, as Christianity was formed around Jesus' messiahship.
Judaism also gives the Messiah a special and high position,
although it denies that Jesus was the Messiah, so the Jews continue
to wait for the coming of their Messiah. The Qur'an confirms the
Christian belief that Jesus was the Messiah, but it has fundamental
differences with the Christian representation of the Messiah. Islam
has even more differences with the Jewish concept of the Messiah.
This book compares the concept of "Messiah" in Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. It examines the portrayal of the Messiah
in the Old Testament and other Jewish writings, the New Testament,
and the Qur'an. It develops a complete picture of how this concept
appeared, what it originally represented, and how it was changed
over time by different believers. The study shows why and how the
Messiah was developed in Judaism into a military king whose main
role is to re-establish Israel and restore its glory. It also
explains how Christianity turned this victorious Jewish warrior
into a suffering spiritual king. The author's ultimate goal is to
show that the Qur'anic Messiah is the historical one. Neither a
victorious royal with a political agenda nor a defeated spiritual
teacher who ended up on the cross, the Messiah was a prophet sent
by God. This new critical reading of the history of the "Messiah"
challenges deep-rooted prejudices and misunderstandings about this
concept. This focused and detailed study is for anyone interested
in the concept of "Messiah." Both the general reader and the expert
would benefit from the wealth of information in this
thought-provoking book.
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