The Islamic Jesus: How the King of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims
Feb 2017 · St. Martin's Press
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Uncover the hidden links between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in this thought-provoking exploration of the true origins of the Islamic faith.
When Reza Aslan's bestseller Zealot came out in 2013, there was criticism that he hadn't addressed his Muslim faith while writing the origin story of Christianity. Mustafa Akyol's The Islamic Jesus is the book that fills that gap.
The Islamic Jesus reveals startling truths about Islam in the context of the first Muslims and the early origins of Christianity. Muslims and the first Christians—the Jewish followers of Jesus—saw Jesus as a prophet and human Messiah, not divine, and believed that salvation comes from faith and good works, not merely faith alone. Akyol seeks to uncover how these core beliefs of Jewish Christianity, lost in history as a heresy, re-emerged in a new religion born in 7th century Arabia: Islam.
Exposing the extraordinary historical connection between Judaism, Jewish Christianity and Islam, The Islamic Jesus explores a major mystery unexplored by academia. From Jesus' Jewish followers to the Nazarenes and Ebionites to the Qur'an's stories of Mary and Jesus, this book reveals links between religions that seem so contrary today. It will also call on Muslims to rediscover their own Jesus, at a time when they are troubled by their own Pharisees and Zealots.
When Reza Aslan's bestseller Zealot came out in 2013, there was criticism that he hadn't addressed his Muslim faith while writing the origin story of Christianity. Mustafa Akyol's The Islamic Jesus is the book that fills that gap.
The Islamic Jesus reveals startling truths about Islam in the context of the first Muslims and the early origins of Christianity. Muslims and the first Christians—the Jewish followers of Jesus—saw Jesus as a prophet and human Messiah, not divine, and believed that salvation comes from faith and good works, not merely faith alone. Akyol seeks to uncover how these core beliefs of Jewish Christianity, lost in history as a heresy, re-emerged in a new religion born in 7th century Arabia: Islam.
Exposing the extraordinary historical connection between Judaism, Jewish Christianity and Islam, The Islamic Jesus explores a major mystery unexplored by academia. From Jesus' Jewish followers to the Nazarenes and Ebionites to the Qur'an's stories of Mary and Jesus, this book reveals links between religions that seem so contrary today. It will also call on Muslims to rediscover their own Jesus, at a time when they are troubled by their own Pharisees and Zealots.
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July 10, 2022
The book is wrong on many of the claims that the author-mustafa- has raised such like james the brother of jesus taught a different gospel which is salvation on works which is contrary to the fact that james starts by calling himself a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Mustafa generally tries to infuse the islamic view of jesus into the bible which ofcourse is problematic!
Omar Rasman Nizam
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May 15, 2020
Arguably the best book ever written on the Islamic version of Jesus. The strength of the book lies in historically linking and comparing Islamic theology with the theology of the ancient and now extinct "Jewish-Christian" sect. A great read for all students of comparative religion.
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Robert Thomson
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July 29, 2019
This book gave me a fascinating insight into both christian and islamic studies. not being a member of any religious belief system I warmly embraced what this book had to say about Jesus, thank you
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About the author
MUSTAFA AKYOL is a regular columnist for the Hurriyet Daily News, Al-Monitor.com, and the International New York Times. His book, Islam without Extremes, has been reviewed and quoted by The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Washington Post, NPR, The Guardian, National Review, and Washington Times. Akyol has appeared on Fareed Zakaria’s GPS on CNN, Hardtalk on BBC, and TED.com. Islam without Extremes was long-listed for the 2012 Lionel Gelber Prize literary prize.
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