The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature by Tarif Khalidi
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was interested to read this book to get a better sense of what some Muslims think or have been taught about who Jesus is. These saying/stories were collected from various Islamic authors down through the centuries following Islam's founding by Muhammad. They are extra-Qur'anic & Hadith. Some have some relatively clear connection to saying/stories from the Gospels--though many are from the false Gospels, like Thomas. Some are just kooky & twisted and are nowhere near the true Gospels' portrayal of who Jesus was/is. The test for any/all portrayals of Jesus needs to be what we were instructed by the Apostle John in I John 4:1-8. These clearly fail the test.


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