Jesus Beyond Christianity The Classic Texts

• Main Authors: Barker, Gregory A, Gregg, Stephen E
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Oxford University Press 2010; Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Christianity and other religions; Jesus Christ; Religion

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 en...

Table of Contents:

• 11. Jesus: A Mirror of God -- Al-Ghazali, The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God -- 12. Jesus and the Fool -- Jalaluddin Rumi, The Mathnawi -- 13. On Praising a Human Being -- Al-Busiri, Qasidah Burdah -- 14. Realizing God -- Ibn al-Arabi, The Bezels of Wisdom -- 15. Who Died on the Cross? -- Ibn Kathir, Tafsir 'al-Qur'an 'al-azim -- 16. Jesus in India -- Ghulam Ahmad, Jesus in India -- 17. Jesus and Non-violence -- Ghulam Ahmad Parwez, Islam: A Challenge to Religion -- 18. Jesus between Us and You -- A Common Word -- Closing Reflection -- Amjad Hussain -- Questions for Discussion -- Guide for Further Reading -- III. JESUS IN HINDUISM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS -- Hindu Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues -- 1. Jesus was a Unitarian -- Ram Mohun Roy, Answer of a Hindoo -- 2. A Divine Teacher-Not Atoner -- Ram Mohun Roy, The Precepts of Jesus -- 3. Jesus: The Ideal Son -- Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India -- 4. Repudiate the Little Christ -- Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India -- 5. Jesus: Simple, Honest, and Ignorant -- Dayananda Saraswati, Satyarth Prakash -- 6. Mystical Experiences of the Universal Jesus -- Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna -- 7. Jesus is like Ramakrishna -- Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna -- 8. Jesus vs. His Christian Followers -- Vivekananda, The Preface to the Imitation of Christ and Christianity in India -- 9. Jesus Was Oriental -- Vivekananda, Christ, The Messenger -- 10. Jesus is the Property of the World -- M. K. Gandhi, What Jesus Means to Me -- 11. Christ Has Yet to be Born -- M. K. Gandhi, The Jesus I Love and My Reaction to Christianity -- 12. Jesus' Message Continues to be Ignored -- Aurobindo Ghose, Essays Divine and Human -- 13. An Avatar of Sorrow -- Aurobindo Ghose, Essays on the Gita and Savitri: A Legend &amp -- A Symbol -- 14. Jesus: An Eastern Seer
• Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, East and West in Religion and Eastern Religions and Western Thought -- Closing Reflection -- Gavin Flood -- Questions for Discussion -- Guide for Further Reading -- IV. JESUS IN BUDDHISM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS -- Buddhist Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues -- 1. Jesus: Son of a Dubious Deity -- Fabian Fucan, Deus Destroyed -- 2. The Founder of a Passive Religion -- Ouyi Zhixu -- 3. Jesus: A Teacher of Morality -- Thuken Chökyi Nyima, The Crystal Mirror -- 4. A Demon in Disguise -- The Carpenter-Heretic -- 5. Birth Omens Compared -- Migettuwatte Gunananda, A Full Account of the Buddhist Controversy Held at Pantura -- 6. A Man between Egoism and Universalism -- Anagarika Dharmapala, An Appreciation of Christianity -- 7. Jesus: Absolute and Relative -- Tanabe Hajime, The Demonstratio of Christianity -- 8. Obliterating God Consciousness -- Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism -- 9. A Man of Contradictions -- Sheng Yen, Further Discussion of the Similarities and Differences between Buddhism and Christianity -- 10. The Good Heart of Jesus -- Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, The Good Heart -- Closing Reflection -- Donald S. Lopez Jr. -- Questions for Discussion -- Guide for Further Reading -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
• Intro -- CONTENTS -- GENERAL INTRODUCTION -- I. JESUS IN JUDAISM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS -- Jewish Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues -- 1. Dangerous Times for Jews -- Nachmanides' Debate -- 2. The Rejected Disciple -- The Talmud -- 3. A Teacher of Jewish Law -- The Talmud -- 4. The Bible Testifies against the Deity of Jesus -- The Nizzachon Vetus -- 5. The Church-Not Jesus-is the Heretic -- Isaac of Troki, Faith Strengthened -- 6. Jesus: Jewish Evangelist to the Gentiles -- The Letter of Rabbi Jacob Emden -- 7. Reasons for Jewish Silence on Jesus -- Moses Mendelssohn, Letter to Johann Caspar Lavater -- 8. Jesus: An Unoriginal Pharisee -- Abraham Geiger, Judaism and its History -- 9. Jesus: Forerunner of the Reform Jew -- Kaufmann Kohler, Jesus of Nazareth -- 10. The Value of the Gospels for a Jew -- Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels -- 11. Jesus: A Prophet -- Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels -- 12. Jesus: Destroyer of Culture and Nation -- Joseph Klausner, Jesus of Nazareth -- 13. Jesus on Jewish Soil -- Leo Baeck, The Gospel as a Document of History -- 14. No Sentimental Love -- David Flusser, Jesus -- Closing Reflection -- Dan Cohn-Sherbok -- Questions for Discussion -- Guide for Further Reading -- II. JESUS IN ISLAM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS -- Muslim Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues -- 1. The Miraculous Conception of Jesus -- The Qur'an -- 2. The Mission of Jesus -- The Qur'an -- 3. At the End of Jesus' Mission -- The Qur'an -- 4. Responses to Jesus -- The Qur'an -- 5. A Final Word from the Qur'an -- The Qur'an -- 6. Jesus in the Hadith -- The Sayings of Muhammad -- 7. The Ascetic Jesus -- The Muslim Jesus -- 8. Jesus and the Powers of God -- Al-Tabari, The History of al-Tabari -- 9. Jesus in the Graveyard -- Al-Tha'labi, The Tales of the Prophets -- 10. A Rationalist Examines Christian Claims about Jesus -- Al-Razi, The Great Commentary