Why other paths fall short
Islam
Islam honours Jesus as a prophet but denies that He is the Son of God and, in the Quran's usual reading, that He was crucified. History and the earliest sources say He was crucified, and He claimed far more than a prophet.
What Islam teaches about Jesus
The Quran calls Jesus the Messiah, born of a virgin, and a prophet, but Sura 4:157 is usually read as saying He was not killed or crucified. Islam teaches God has no son.
Where it goes wrong
The crucifixion is one of the best-attested events of ancient history, reported by Christian and non-Christian sources within a century; the Quran's denial comes about six hundred years later. Jesus Himself predicted His death and resurrection and accepted worship.
31He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Mark 8:31 (WEB) · context
28Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” 29Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”
John 20:28-29 (WEB) · context
3For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (WEB) · context
Sources
- The Quran 4:157
- Tacitus, Annals 15.44
- Nabeel Qureshi, No God but One: Allah or Jesus? (Zondervan, 2016)
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Why the evidence matters
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