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The Muslim Jesus: Dead or alive?

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 2009-01, Vol.72 (2), p.237-258 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright 2009 School of Oriental and African Studies ;2009 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 2009 ;ISSN: 0041-977X ;ISSN: 1474-0699 ;EISSN: 1474-0699 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0041977X09000500

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Title:
The Muslim Jesus: Dead or alive?
Author: Reynolds, Gabriel Said
Subjects: 700-1399 ; Christ ; Christianity ; Conversation ; Crosses ; Crucifixion ; Cultural tradition ; Death ; Eschatology ; Exegesis & hermeneutics ; Heaven ; Historical analysis ; History and sciences of religions ; History of ideas ; Islam ; Jesus Christ ; Jewish peoples ; Jews ; Killing ; Koran ; Messiah ; Muslim writers ; Muslims ; Prophets ; prose ; Qur'an ; Religion ; Religious beliefs ; Religious literature ; Theology ; West Asian literature
Is Part Of: Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 2009-01, Vol.72 (2), p.237-258
Description: According to most classical Muslim commentators the Quran teaches that Jesus did not die. On the day of the crucifixion another person - whether his disciple or his betrayer - was miraculously transformed and assumed the appearance of Jesus. He was taken away, crucified, and killed, while Jesus was assumed body and soul into heaven. Most critical scholars accept that this is indeed the Quran's teaching, even if the Quran states explicitly only that the Jews did not kill Jesus. In the present paper I contend that the Quran rather accepts that Jesus died, and indeed alludes to his role as a witness against his murderers in the apocalypse. The paper begins with an analysis of the Quran's references to the death of Jesus, continues with a description of classical Muslim exegesis of those references, and concludes with a presentation of the Quran's conversation with Jewish and Christian tradition on the matter of Jesus' death.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0041-977X
ISSN: 1474-0699
EISSN: 1474-0699
DOI: 10.1017/S0041977X09000500
Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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The Muslim Jesus: Dead or alive?

Copyright 2009 School of Oriental and African Studies ;2009 INIST-CNRS ;Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 2009 ;ISSN: 0041-977X ;ISSN: 1474-0699 ;EISSN: 1474-0699 ;DOI: 10.1017/S0041977X09000500

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