jesus in christianity, judaism, islam

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While Christianity has had and continues to have a major impact on Jews and Judaism,

Jesus is not seen as a major figure in Jewish history. Nevertheless, Jews do not actively

seek to refute Christian teachings as Judaism teaches respect for all peoples and their

faiths. Over the centuries, the question of why Jews did not and do not accept Jesus as

divine has forced Jewish theologians to respond to Christian claims about Jesus,

particularly those that use Jewish belief and the Hebrew bible to justify their claims.

Christian views ofJesus are based on the teachings and beliefs outlined in the Canonical

gospels, New Testament letters, and the Christian creeds. These outline the key beliefs

held by Christians about Jesus, including his divinity, humanity, and earthly life. Jesus

also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure ofChristianity, whom the

teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the Son of God. Christians believe

Jesus to be the awaited Messiah of the Old Testament and refer to him as Jesus Christ or

simplyChrist, a name that is also used by non-Christians.

Christians believe that Jesus was a human being who was also fully God, and was the son

of only one earthly parent, Mary, never sinned or did anything wrong. Also Jesus was

eventually martyred as a religious heretic, was buried in a tomb, and then on the third

day came back to life and eventually ascended back to God the Father. They also believe

that Jesus will come back to earth a second time.

The five major milestones in the gospel narrative of the life of Jesus are his

Transfiguration, Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension. These are usually bracketed by

two other episodes: his Nativityat the beginning and the sending of the Holy Spirit at the

end. The gospel accounts of the teachings of Jesus are often presented in terms of specific

categories involving his works and words, e.g., his ministry, parables and miracles.

Christians not only attach theological significance to the worksof Jesus, but also to

his name. Devotions to the name of Jesusgo back to the earliest days of

Christianity. These exist today both in Eastern and Western Christianityboth Catholic

and Protestant.
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Christians predominantly profess that through Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, he

restored humanity's communion with God with the blood of the New Covenant. His

death on a cross is understood as a redemptive sacrifice: the source of

humanity's salvation and the atonement for sin which had entered human history

through the sin of Adam.In Christian teachings, the miracles of Jesus were as much a vehicle for his message as

were his words.

Most Christians believe that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin,

performed miracles, founded the Church, died sacrificially by crucifixion to

achieve atonement, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven, from which he will

return. The majority of Christians worship Jesus as the incarnation ofGod the Son, whois the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. A few Christian groups reject Trinitarians,

wholly or partly, as non-scriptural.

The Islamic view of Jesus lies between two extremes. The Jews, who rejected Jesus as a

prophet, called him an imposter, while the Christians, on the other hand, considered him

to be the son of God and worship him as such. Islam considers Jesus to be one of the

greatest and most forbearing of prophets, in addition to Noah, Abraham, Moses and

Muhammad, may God praise them. Jesus is also considered to be the Messiah as

well. This is in conformity with the Islamic view of the Oneness of God, the Oneness of

Divine guidance, and the complementary role of the subsequent mission of Gods

messengers.

Although the Quran does not present a detailed life-story of Jesus, it highlights theimportant aspects of his birth, his mission, his ascension to heaven. It also passes

judgment on the Christian and Jewish beliefs concerning him. Throughout the Quran,

Jesus is identified fundamentally as a prophet of God sent to the Jews who had over time

deviated from the teachings of Moses and other messengers.
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Like Christians, Muslims believe that Mary, Maria in Spanish, or Maryam as she is called

in Arabic, was a chaste, virgin woman, who miraculously gave birth to Jesus. Jesus birth

in itself was a miracle in that he had no father. This fact, however, does not necessitate

that Jesus is divine in essence or spirit, nor is he worthy of worship, for Adams existence

was more miraculous than that of Jesus. If his miraculous birth were a proof that Jesus

was God incarnate or His son, then Adam would have more right over this divinity than

him. Rather, both are prophets who were inspired with revelation from God Almighty,

and both were servants to Him living according to His commandments. Jesus Christ, the

son of Mary, was the last in the line of Jewish prophets. He lived according to the Torah,

the Law of Moses, and taught his followers to do likewise.

Muslims, like Christians believe that Jesus performed miracles. These miracles were

performed by the will and permission of God, Who has power and control over all

things. As such, Islam denies that Jesus came to this earth with the purpose of sacrificing

himself for the sin of Adam, Eve, and the rest of humanity, freeing them from its

burden. Islam strictly rejects the notion that any person bears the sin of another.

As Christians do, Muslims also believe in the return of Jesus the Messiah to earth,

although his role and reason for his return does differ from what the Christians

propose. He will return to earth first and foremost to prove his mortality and refute the

false beliefs people held about him. He will live a normal life, marry, and also die as any

other human. At that point, the matter will be clear concerning him, and all people will

have believed that he was truly mortal.

All three religions believe that God communicates his word through Prophets. A lot ofthe Prophets in the religions are shared- Abraham, Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, etc. The

main difference is the importance, as before noted, that each prophet plays in the

scriptures. For instance, while Jesus is a key player in Christianity, he is less such in Islam,

and of no importance or relevance in Judaism.
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