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 WHAT DO THE DIFFERENT RELIGIONS BELIEVE ABOUT JESUS? Islam – Jesus was a prophet, he performed miracles and was born of a virgin. He is the Messiah, the Word of God, and he will come again at the end of the world, to wreak judgement and to rule in peace. He is not the Son of God (because God cannot have a son), and according to some Muslim teaching he was not crucified, because God would not let that happen to his prophet. Hinduism – Hindus recognise Jesus as a holy man, as they do the leaders of other religions. He may even be an avatar, an embodiment of the supreme God. But he is not the one and only incarnation of God. Buddhism – Buddhist thinkers generally respect Jesus as a holy teacher, but consider his teachings to be significantly at odds with Buddhism at some points. Judaism – Jews have been persecuted for the worst part of 2,000 years by the Christian church, above all on the pretext that they killed the Son of God. It is hardly surprising then that Jesus has no great place of honour in the Jewish faith. He is traditionally seen as a heretic who broke away from the Jewish faith and law. However, there are Jewish teachers today who are generous enough to look past the centuries of abuse in Jesus's name, and to give great respect to his ethical teachings. More questions about Jesus today |
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