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Jesus Beyond Christianity The Classic Texts

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ISBN-10: 0199553440

ISBN-13: 9780199553440

Edition: 2010

Authors: Gregory A. Barker, Stephen E. Gregg

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For the first time classic readings on Jesus from outside of Christianity have been brought together in one volume. Jesus Beyond Christianity: The Classic Texts features significant passages on Jesus from Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. The fifty-six selections span two millennia of thought, including translated extracts from the Talmud and the Qur'an, and writings by Mahatma Gandhi and the 14th Dalai Lama.The volume features fresh translations of important texts, 'Key-Issues' introductions, questions for discussion and guides for further reading. Importantly, each set of readings ends with an entirely fresh reflection from a leading scholar in the field. Every care has been taken to…    
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Book details

Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 1/28/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

General Introduction
Jesus in Judaism: The Classic Texts
Jewish Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues
Dangerous Times for Jews
Nachmanides' Debate
The Rejected Disciple
The Talmud
A Teacher of Jewish Law
The Talmud
The Bible Testifies against the Deity of Jesus
The Nizzachon Vetus
The Church-Not Jesus-is the Heretic
Isaac of Troki, Faith Strengthened
Jesus: Jewish Evangelist to the Gentiles
The Letter of Rabbi Jacob Emden
Reasons for Jewish Silence on Jesus
Moses Mendelssohn, Letter to Johann Caspar Lavater
Jesus: An Unoriginal Pharisee
Abraham Geiger, Judaism and its History
Jesus: Forerunner of the Reform Jew
Kaufmann Kohler, Jesus of Nazareth
The Value of the Gospels for a Jew
Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels
Jesus: A Prophet
Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels
Jesus: Destroyer of Culture and Nation
Joseph Klausner, Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus on Jewish Soil
Leo Baeck, The Gospel as a Document of History
No Sentimental Love
David Flusser, Jesus
Closing Reflection
Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Questions for Discussion
Guide for Further Reading
Jesus in Islam: The Classic Texts
Muslim Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues
The Miraculous Conception of Jesus
The Qur'an
The Mission of Jesus
The Qur'an
At the End of Jesus' Mission
The Qur'an
Responses to Jesus
The Qur'an
A Final Word from the Qur'an
The Qur'an
Jesus in the Hadith
The Sayings of Muhammad
The Ascetic Jesus
The Muslim Jesus
Jesus and the Powers of God
Al-Tabari, The History of al-Tabari
Jesus in the Graveyard
Al-Tha'labi, The Tales of the Prophets
A Rationalist Examines Christian Claims about Jesus
Al-Razi, The Great Commentary
Jesus: A Mirror of God
Al-Ghazali, The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God
Jesus and the Fool
Jalaluddin Rumi, The Mathnawi
On Praising a Human Being
Al-Busiri, Qasidah Burdah
Realizing God
Ibn al-Arabi, The Bezels of Wisdom
Who Died on the Cross?
Ibn Kathir, Tafsir 'al-Qur'an 'al-azim
Jesus in India
Ghulam Ahmad, Jesus in India
Jesus and Non-violence
Ghulam Ahmad Parwez, Islam: A Challenge to Religion
Jesus between Us and You
A Common Word
Closing Reflection
Amjad Hussain
Questions for Discussion
Guide for Further Reading
Jesus in Hinduism: The Classic Texts
Hindu Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues
Jesus was a Unitarian
Ram Mohun Roy, Answer of a Hindoo
A Divine Teacher-Not Atoner
Ram Mohun Roy, The Precepts of Jesus
Jesus: The Ideal Son
Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India
Repudiate the Little Christ
Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India
Jesus: Simple, Honest, and Ignorant
Dayananda Saraswati, Satyarth Prakash
Mystical Experiences of the Universal Jesus
Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Jesus is like Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Jesus vs. His Christian Followers
Vivekananda, The Preface to the Imitation of Christ and Christianity in India
Jesus Was Oriental
Vivekananda, Christ, The Messenger
Jesus is the Property of the World
M. K. Gandhi, What Jesus Means to Me
Christ Has Yet to be Born
M. K. Gandhi, The Jesus I Love and My Reactions to Christianity
Jesus' Message Continues to be Ignored
Aurobindo Ghose, Essays Divine and Human
An Avatar of Sorrow
Aurobindo Ghose, Essays on the Gita and Savitri: A Legend & A Symbol
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
Jesus in Buddhism: The Classic Texts
Buddhist Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues
Jesus: Son of a Dubious Deity
Fabian Fucan, Deus Destroyed
The Founder of a Passive Religion
Ouyi Zhixu
Jesus: A Teacher of Morality
Thuken Ch�kyi Nyima, The Crystal Mirror
A Demon in Disguise
The Carpenter-Heretic
Birth Omens Compared
Migettuwatte Gunananda, A Full Account of the Buddhist Controversy Held at Pantura
A Man between Egoism and Universalism
Anagarika Dharmapala, An Appreciation of Christianity
Jesus: Absolute and Relative
Tanabe Hajime, The Demonstratio of Christianity
Obliterating God Consciousness
Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
A Man of Contradictions
Sheng Yen, Further Discussion of the Similarities and Differences between Buddhism and Christianity
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