What's the difference between the - Jesus of the Bible and the Jesus in the Qu'an?
Recently I heard a friend came across a professing Christian. The individual was celebrating the idea that the Qur’an mentions Jesus Christ. They went on to suggest that Christians and Muslims can have a measure of theological and spiritual unity because both sacred books—the Qur’an and the Bible—feature Jesus. But, this common suggestion errs big in its presupposition . It assumes that the Jesus mentioned in the two sacred books is the same person. As long as it refers to a first century Hebrew individual named “Jesus” who did some remarkable things, then it’s pretty much the correct Jesus and all is well. However, this is a serious error. It’s the same error that individuals often commit when it comes to understanding other religions in comparison to biblical Christianity. For example, the Jesus of Mormonism or the Jehovah Witnesses is both entirely different individuals; radically different. The same is true when it comes to the Qur’an. We will notice several dif