The Images of Jesus and God in the Qur’an and Christian Theology Cover Image

A Korán Jézus - és istenképe a keresztyén teológia mérlegén
The Images of Jesus and God in the Qur’an and Christian Theology

Author(s): Opra Koppány
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Qur’anic studies
Published by: Erdélyi Református Egyházkerület
Keywords: Qur’an; Jesus Christ; Son of God; Trinity; Mary;

Summary/Abstract: While the Qur’an often refers to Jesus Christ, it presents a picture which is different from the New Testament. The Qur’an “denies” that Jesus Christ would be the Son of God, implicitly also discounting the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Jesus is only a creature, a prophet of God, whom God saved from death on the cross. The denial of the death of Jesus Christ was presumably theologically motivated, insofar as Muhammad’s successful career was aimed to prove that the servant of Allah cannot fail or suffer because God protects his people and leads them to prosperity. In contrast, Jesus Christ is the One who, if necessary, will take the way of suffering for the sinner and even make the substitutionary sacrifice for his salvation (Is 53:3-6). Muham- mad could have encountered heretical Christian teachings. When the Qur’an refutes teachings concerning the person of Jesus Christ that are irreconcilable with the Bible or the traditional dogmas of Christianity, it refutes, in fact, the heresies of certain Christian sects.

  • Issue Year: 114/2021
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 496-516
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Hungarian