Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus by Nabeel Qureshi
Week 6: Chapters 26–30 — Who Is Jesus?
Read chapters 26–30 of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. Key passages: John 8:58; Mark 14:61–64; Philippians 2:5–11. Key themes: the deity of Christ, Islamic vs. Christian views of Jesus.
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Islam honors Jesus as a prophet — but Christianity claims he is God incarnate. Nabeel's investigation of this question is one of the most intellectually riveting parts of the book.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Islam has a high view of Jesus — it teaches that he was born of a virgin, performed miracles, and will return at the end of time. Why, then, is the Islamic Jesus so fundamentally different from the Christian Jesus, and why does that difference matter so much?
2.Nabeel examines whether Jesus actually claimed to be God — a claim many people, including some Christians, are uncertain about. What evidence does Nabeel present from the Gospels that Jesus made this claim explicitly?
a.What does Jesus' use of 'I AM' language (John 8:58) communicate to a Jewish audience familiar with Exodus 3:14?
b.How does the reaction of the religious leaders to Jesus' claims confirm that they understood him to be making a claim to deity?
3.C.S. Lewis famously argued that Jesus was either Lord, a liar, or a lunatic — he could not simply be a 'good moral teacher.' How does Nabeel use similar logic in his investigation, and do you find this argument persuasive?
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