Jesus Beyond Christianity: The Classic Texts

CONTENTS......Page 14
GENERAL INTRODUCTION......Page 20
I. JESUS IN JUDAISM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS......Page 26
Jewish Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues......Page 28
Nachmanides’ Debate......Page 34
2. The Rejected Disciple......Page 37
The Talmud......Page 38
The Talmud......Page 40
4. The Bible Testifies against the Deity of Jesus......Page 42
The Nizzachon Vetus......Page 43
5. The Church—Not Jesus—is the Heretic......Page 44
Isaac of Troki, Faith Strengthened......Page 45
6. Jesus: Jewish Evangelist to the Gentiles......Page 47
The Letter of Rabbi Jacob Emden......Page 48
7. Reasons for Jewish Silence on Jesus......Page 50
Moses Mendelssohn, Letter to Johann Caspar Lavater......Page 51
Abraham Geiger, Judaism and its History......Page 57
9. Jesus: Forerunner of the Reform Jew......Page 62
Kaufmann Kohler, Jesus of Nazareth......Page 63
Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels......Page 65
Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels......Page 70
12. Jesus: Destroyer of Culture and Nation......Page 71
Joseph Klausner, Jesus of Nazareth......Page 72
Leo Baeck, The Gospel as a Document of History......Page 79
David Flusser, Jesus......Page 82
Closing Reflection......Page 88
Dan Cohn-Sherbok......Page 93
Questions for Discussion......Page 94
Guide for Further Reading......Page 96
II. JESUS IN ISLAM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS......Page 100
Muslim Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues......Page 102
The Qur’an......Page 106
The Qur’an......Page 109
The Qur’an......Page 112
The Qur’an......Page 113
6. Jesus in the Hadith......Page 116
The Sayings of Muhammad......Page 117
7. The Ascetic Jesus......Page 118
The Muslim Jesus......Page 119
Al-Tabari, The History of al-Tabari......Page 122
9. Jesus in the Graveyard......Page 124
Al-Tha’labi, The Tales of the Prophets......Page 125
Al-Razi, The Great Commentary......Page 126
Al-Ghazali, The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God......Page 129
12. Jesus and the Fool......Page 131
Jalaluddin Rumi, The Mathnawi......Page 132
14. Realizing God......Page 134
Ibn al-Arabi, The Bezels of Wisdom......Page 135
Ibn Kathir, Tafsir ’al-Qur’an ’al-azim......Page 138
Ghulam Ahmad, Jesus in India......Page 142
17. Jesus and Non-violence......Page 146
Ghulam Ahmad Parwez, Islam: A Challenge to Religion......Page 147
A Common Word......Page 149
Closing Reflection......Page 156
Amjad Hussain......Page 161
Questions for Discussion......Page 162
Guide for Further Reading......Page 164
III. JESUS IN HINDUISM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS......Page 170
Hindu Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues......Page 172
Ram Mohun Roy, Answer of a Hindoo......Page 178
Ram Mohun Roy, The Precepts of Jesus......Page 181
Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India......Page 184
4. Repudiate the Little Christ......Page 185
Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India......Page 186
5. Jesus: Simple, Honest, and Ignorant......Page 187
Dayananda Saraswati, Satyarth Prakash......Page 188
Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna......Page 191
7. Jesus is like Ramakrishna......Page 193
Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna......Page 194
Vivekananda, The Preface to the Imitation of Christ and Christianity in India......Page 196
Vivekananda, Christ, The Messenger......Page 200
10. Jesus is the Property of the World......Page 204
M. K. Gandhi, What Jesus Means to Me......Page 205
M. K. Gandhi, The Jesus I Love and My Reaction to Christianity......Page 207
12. Jesus’ Message Continues to be Ignored......Page 210
Aurobindo Ghose, Essays Divine and Human......Page 211
13. An Avatar of Sorrow......Page 212
Aurobindo Ghose, Essays on the Gita and Savitri: A Legend & A Symbol......Page 213
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, East and West in Religion and Eastern Religions and Western Thought......Page 215
Closing Reflection......Page 220
Gavin Flood......Page 225
Questions for Discussion......Page 226
Guide for Further Reading......Page 228
IV. JESUS IN BUDDHISM: THE CLASSIC TEXTS......Page 234
Buddhist Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues......Page 236
Fabian Fucan, Deus Destroyed......Page 242
2. The Founder of a Passive Religion......Page 245
Ouyi Zhixu......Page 246
Thuken Chökyi Nyima, The Crystal Mirror......Page 251
4. A Demon in Disguise......Page 252
The Carpenter-Heretic......Page 253
5. Birth Omens Compared......Page 257
Migettuwatte Gunananda, A Full Account of the Buddhist Controversy Held at Pantura......Page 258
6. A Man between Egoism and Universalism......Page 259
Anagarika Dharmapala, An Appreciation of Christianity......Page 260
Tanabe Hajime, The Demonstratio of Christianity......Page 264
Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism......Page 267
Sheng Yen, Further Discussion of the Similarities and Differences between Buddhism and Christianity......Page 269
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, The Good Heart......Page 276
Closing Reflection......Page 282
Donald S. Lopez Jr.......Page 290
Questions for Discussion......Page 292
Guide for Further Reading......Page 294
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 301
B......Page 310
C......Page 311
E......Page 312
H......Page 313
J......Page 314
M......Page 317
Q......Page 318
S......Page 319
T......Page 320
Z......Page 321