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The Muslim Jesus: Dead or alive?

Reynolds, Gabriel Said·2009·Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
DOI 10.1017/s0041977x09000500
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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.

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Authors
Reynolds, G. S.
Affiliations
University of Notre Dame (US)
Corresponding author
Reynolds, Gabriel Said
ORCID
Reynolds, Gabriel Said
Venue
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2009-05-28
Volume
72
Issue
2
Pages
237-258
ISSN
  • 0041-977X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-0699
DOI
10.1017/s0041977x09000500
OpenAlex
W2151188623
Cited by
35
References
17
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FWCI
3.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Historical and Linguistic Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Qur’anic Interpretation Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
Keywords
death of Jesus, Quran, crucifixion, apocalypse, Jewish tradition, Christian tradition

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