This anthology brings together historic readings on Jesus from Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism in one volume. The volume provides fresh translations of important texts, 'Key-Issues' introductions, notes, questions for discussion and guides for further reading. Each set of readings ends with a reflection from a leading scholar in the field. INDICE: General Introduction; I: Jesus in Judaism: The Classic Texts; Jewish Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues; 1: Nachmanides' Debate: Dangerous Times for Jews; 2: The Talmud: The Rejected Disciple; 3: The Talmud: A Teacher of Jewish Law; 4: The Nizzachon Vetus: The Bible Testifies Against the Deity of Jesus; 5: Isaac of Troki, Faith Strengthened: The Church - Not Jesus - is the Heretic; 6: Letter of Rabbi Jacob Emden: Jesus: Jewish Evangelist to the Gentiles; 7: Moses Mendelssohn, Letter to Johann Caspar Lavater: Reasons for Jewish Silence on Jesus; 8: Abraham Geiger, Judaism and its History: Jesus: An Unoriginal Pharisee; 9: Kauffman Kohler, Jesus of Nazareth: Jesus: Forerunner of theReform Jew; 10: Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels: The Value of the Gospels for a Jew; 11: Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels: Jesus: A Prophet;12: Joseph Klausner, Jesus of Nazareth: Jesus: Destroyer of Culture and Nation; 13: Leo Baeck, <'The Gospel as a Document of History>': Jesus on Jewish Soil; 14: David Flusser, Jesus: No Sentimental Love; Dan Cohn-Sherbok: Closing Reflection; Questions for Discussion; Guide for Further Reading; II. Jesus in Islam: The Classic Texts; Muslim Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues; 1: The Qur'an: The Miraculous Birth of Jesus; 2: The Qur'an: The Mission of Jesus; 3: The Qur'an: The End of Jesus' Life?; 4: The Qur'an: Right and Wrong Responses to Jesus; 5: The Qur'an: A Final Word from the Qur'an; 6: Sahih Bukhari: Jesus in the Hadith; 7: The Muslim Jesus: The Ascetic Jesus; 8: Al-Tabari, The History of al-Tabari: Jesus and the Powers of God; 9: Al-Tha'labi, The Tales of the Prophets: Jesus in the Graveyard; 10: Al-Razi, al-Tafsir al-Kabir: A Rationalist Examines Christian Claims about Jesus; 11: Al-Ghazali, The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God: Jesus: A Mirror of God; 12: Jalal al-Din Rumi, The Mathnawi: Jesus and the Fool; 13: Al-Busairi, Qasidah Burdah: On Praising a Human Being;14: Ibn al-Arabi, The Bezels of Wisdom: Realising God; 15: Ibn Kathir, Tafsiral-Qur'an al-azim: Who Died on the Cross?; 16: Ghulam Ahmad, Jesus in India: Jesus in India; 17: Ghulam Ahmad Parwez, Islam: A Challenge to Religion: Jesusand Non-violence; 18: A Common Word Between Us: Jesus Between Us and You; Amjad Hussain: Closing Reflection; Questions for Discussion; Guide for Further Reading; III. Jesus in Hinduism: The Classic Texts; Hindu Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues; 1: Rammohan Roy, Answer of a Hindoo: Jesus was a Unitarian; 2: Rammohan Roy, The Precepts of Jesus: A Divine Teacher, Not Atoner; 3: Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India: Jesus, The Ideal Son; 4: Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India: Repudiate the Little Christ; 5: Dayananda Saraswati, Satyarth Prakash: Jesus: Simple, Honest & Ignorant; 6: Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna: Mystical Experiences of the Universal Jesus; 7: Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna: Jesus is like Ramakrishna; 8: Vivekananda, The Prefaceto the Imitation of Christ and Chris
- ISBN: 978-0-19-955345-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha Publicación: 28/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés