The religious perspective on Jesus varies among the world's religions. The teachings of Jesus and the retelling of his life story have significantly affected the course of human history, and directly or indirectly affect the lives of billions of people, even non-Christians. He is considered the most influential person who ever lived by many people, finding significant places in various cultural contexts.
Christianity teaches that Jesus is the Messiah (Christ) prophesied in the Old Testament and the incarnate Son of God. Christians believe that through death and resurrection, man can be reconciled with God and thereby offered salvation and the promise of eternal life. These teachings emphasize that as a willing Lamb of God, Jesus chose to suffer at Calvary as a sign of complete obedience to the will of His Father, as "agents and servants of God." Christians view Jesus as an example, which God-focused believers are encouraged to imitate.
In Islam, Jesus (generally transliterated as Isa ) is one of the highest and most beloved prophets of God. Islam assumes Jesus is neither incarnate nor the Son of God. Islamic texts emphasize the strict notion of monotheism (tawhid) and forbid partner associations with God, which would be idolatry ( shirk ).
The BahÃÆ'¡'ÃÆ' Faith regards Jesus as God's manifestation, which is a series of figures reflecting divine attributes to the human world. BahÃÆ'¡'ÃÆ's rejects the idea that the divinity is contained with one human body.
In addition to his own disciples and followers, the Jews of Jesus' day generally rejected him as the Messiah, as did the great majority of Jews today. The mainstream Jewish scholars argue that Jesus did not fulfill the Messianic prophecies at Tanakh or embody the personal qualifications of the Messiah. Sikhism sees Jesus as a saint or high saint.
Other world religions such as Buddhism have no particular view of Jesus, and have only a small intersection with Christianity. For a non-religious perspective on Jesus, look at the history of Jesus.
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Christianity
The Christian view of Jesus is based on the teachings and beliefs outlined in the canonical Gospels, the New Testament epistles, the Christian creeds, and certain denominational teachings. These documents describe the key beliefs that Christians hold about Jesus, including his deity, humanity, and worldly life, and that he is the Christ and the Son of God.
Although the Christian view of Jesus is different, it is possible to summarize key beliefs shared among the major denominations, as expressed in catechesis texts or their confessions. In general, following the Christian faith requires the conviction that Jesus is the Son of God and the Messiah or Christ . Jesus calls himself the Son of God in the New Testament.
Christians regard Jesus as the Messiah (Christ) and believe that through his death and resurrection, man can be reconciled with God and thereby offered salvation and the promise of eternal life. These teachings emphasize that as a willing Lamb of God, Jesus chose to suffer at Calvary as a sign of complete obedience to the will of His Father, as "agents and servants of God." The choice that Jesus made thus contrasted his position as a new person of morality and obedience, in contrast to Adam's disobedience.
Five major milestones in the gospel narrative of the life of Jesus are Baptism, Transfiguration, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension. It is usually confined by two other episodes: The birth of Jesus at the beginning and the delivery of the Paraclete at the end. The Gospel record of Jesus' teachings is often presented in the form of special categories involving "works and words", eg. his ministry, parables and miracles. The words of Jesus include several sermons, in addition to the parables that appear along the narratives of the Synoptic Gospels (the Gospel of John does not include the parable).
Christians not only attach a theological meaning to the works of Jesus, but also to His name. Devotion to Jesus' Sacred Name goes back to the early days of Christianity. These reflections and celebrations exist both in Eastern and Western Christianity.
Incarnation
Most Christians believe that Jesus is a human being and the Son of God. Although there is a theological debate about the nature of Jesus, Trinitarian Christians generally believe that Jesus is an incarnate God, the Son of God, and "the true God and the true man" (or both fully divine and fully human). Jesus, after being fully human in all things, suffered the pain and temptation of mortal man, but he was innocent. Fully Lord, he defeated the dead and rose again. According to the Bible, God raised him from death. He ascended into heaven, to "the right hand of God," and he will return again to the Final Judgment and the establishment of the Kingdom of God.
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Islam
In Islam, Jesus (Isa) was considered the messenger of God (and God) and the Messiah (the Messiah) sent to guide the Children of Israel ( Bani Isra'il ) with a new scripture, the Gospel.
The Qur'an mentions the name of Jesus 25 times - more often than Muhammad - and emphasizes that Jesus is a mortal man who, like all other prophets, has been chosen divinely to spread God's message. Unlike Christian writings, the Qur'an does not portray Jesus as the son of God, but as one of the four main messengers of man (of many prophets) sent by God throughout history to guide mankind. Jesus is said to live in piety and generosity, and does not eat pork (or any animal, according to some Muslim authors, even some who are not vegetarians themselves).
Muslims also believe that Jesus received the gospel from God, called the the Gospel . However, Muslims argue that Jesus' original message is lost or altered and that the Christian New Testament does not accurately represent the original message of God to mankind.
Apart from some major differences, the Qur'an and the New Testament overlap in other aspects of Jesus' life; both orthodox Muslims and Christians believe that Jesus was miraculously born without the biological father of man by the will of God, and that his mother, Mary ( Maryam in Arabic), is one of the most sacred, pious, sacred and woman godly ever. The Qur'an also specifies that Jesus was able to perform miracles - albeit only by the will of God - including being able to raise the dead, restore sight to the blind and heal the lepers. One miracle associated with Jesus in the Qur'an, but not in the New Testament, is his ability to speak for only a few days, to defend his mother from the allegations of adultery. He also said that Jesus is the 'word' of God, for he is predicted to come in the Old Testament.
Most Muslims believe that he was not killed and crucified, but God made him look so to his enemies. With the notable exception of Ahmadi Muslims who believe that Jesus was crucified, survived the crucifixion and not taken up to heaven, the majority of Muslims believe that Jesus ascended into heaven and lived. The majority of the Muslim population does not regard Ahmadi Muslims as Muslims and regard them as unbelievers because of their unorthodox perspectives. Some Muslim scholars argue that Jesus was prepared on the cross, but did not die on it; instead, he was revived and then ascended to heaven. Others say that Judas Iscariot was wrongly crucified by the Romans. Regardless, Muslims believe that Jesus lives in heaven and will return to the world in the flesh to defeat the Antichrist, once the world has been filled with sin, deceit and injustice, and then live the rest of its natural life.
Islam rejects the Trinitarian Christian view that Jesus is the incarnate God or the son of God, that he was once crucified or resurrected or that he ever atone for the sins of mankind. The Qur'an says that Jesus Himself never claimed these things, and it further shows that Jesus will deny ever confessing to the Last Judgment, and God will justify it. [Quran 5: 116]
Judaism
Judaism rejects the idea that Jesus is God, or a person of the Trinity, or a mediator of God. Judaism also states that Jesus is not the Messiah, on the grounds that he did not fulfill the Messianic prophecies at Tanakh or embody the personal qualifications of the Messiah. According to the Jewish tradition, there is no longer a prophet after Malachi, who lived centuries before Jesus and prophesied about 420 BC/BCE.
According to Conservative Judaism, the Jewish believers of Jesus were the Messiah had "transcended the boundaries of the Jewish community". Reform Judaism, the modern progressive movement, states "For us in the Jewish community anyone who claims that Jesus is their savior is no longer a Jew and an apostate".
Jesus in Jewish writings
The Babylonian Talmud includes the stories of Yeshu ?????? ; most contemporary historians dismiss this as the source of the historical Jesus. The contemporary Talmud scholar sees this as a commentary on the relationship between Judaism and Christianity or any other sect, rather than commentary on the historical Jesus.
The Mishneh Torah , an authoritative work of Jewish law, states in Hilkhot Melakhim 11: 10-12 that Jesus is the "stumbling block" that makes "the majority of the world" err for serving gods other than God ".
Even Jesus the Nazarene who imagined that he would be Messiah and killed by the court, was prophesied by Daniel. So it is said, "And the members of the criminals of your nation will be brought to make the vision stand, and they stumble." [Dan. 11:14] Because, is there a block larger than this one? So all the prophets spoke that the Messiah redeemed Israel, and saved them, and gathered those who were cast out, and strengthened their commands. And this causes (the nations) to destroy Israel with the sword, and to scatter the rest of them, and to humiliate them, and to exchange the Torah, and to make the majority of the world do wrong to serve divinity other than God. However, the thinking of the Creator of the world - there is no human power to reach them because our way is not the way of God, and our thoughts are not God's thoughts. And all this is from Jesus the Nazarene, and (Muhammad) the Ishmaelites who stand there afterwards - there is no purpose but to straighten the way for the Messiah, and to restore the whole world to serve the Lord together. So it is said, "For then I will turn to the nations (give them) a clear mouth, to call them all in the name of the Lord and to serve the Lord (shoulder to shoulder) one shoulder." = "nourlexpansion reference"> [Zeph. 3: 9] See how the whole world is filled with things from the Messiah, and things from the Torah, and things from the commandments! And these things spread between distant islands and among many uncircumcised nations.
BahÃÆ'¡'ÃÆ' Faith
The BahÃÆ'¡'ÃÆ' Faith regards Jesus as a manifestation of God, which is a series of figures reflecting divine attributes to the human world for the advancement and moral progress of humanity and civilization. In the belief of Bahá''ÃÆ'¡, Manifestation is always sent by God, and always, as part of the single progressive religion of God brings more doctrine through time to aid the progress of mankind. God's manifestations are taught to be "one and the same", and in their relationship to each other have the position of unity and the station of distinction. In this way every Manifestation of God manifests the Word of God and teaches the same religion, with modifications to the needs and culture of a particular audience. BahÃÆ'¡'u'llÃÆ'¡h writes that since every Manifestation of God has the same divine attributes, they can be seen as the spiritual "return" of all previous Lord's Manifestations. In this way, BahÃÆ'¡'ÃÆ's believes that BahÃÆ'¡'u'llÃÆ'¡h is, in both cases, the return of Jesus.
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Traditionally, Buddhists as a group have no particular view of Jesus, and Buddhism and Christianity have only minor intersections. However, some scholars have noted the similarities between the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha and Jesus. This similarity may be attributed to the Buddhist missionaries who were sent as early as the emperor Ashoka around 250 BC in many later Greek Seleucid kingdoms and later became the same territory as Christianity. Jesus is seen as a savior and a bearer of gnosis by various Gnostic sects, such as extinct Manichaeism. In the view of Ahmadiyya Islam, Jesus survived the crucifixion and then went to India, where he lived as a prophet (and died) under the name Yuz Asaf.
In Scientology, Jesus' teachings are included among the belief systems of "early forms". Jesus is classified as under the Operation Thetan level, but as a "shade over" the state of Scientology "Clear".
In RaÃÆ'Â «lism, Jesus and some other religious leaders are considered prophets sent by a space race called Elohim. Followers of the Science of Religion regard Jesus as the teacher of the principles of Mind, but reject his unique deity, arguing that everyone is equally divine.
In Hinduism Jesus is the avatar of Lord Vishnu
See also
- Christianity and world religion
- Jesus in Scientology
- The life of Jesus in the New Testament
- Master Jesus
References
Further reading
Slade, Darren M. (Januari 2014). "Arabia Haeresium Ferax (Arabia Pembawa Heresies): Pengaruh Potensi Kekristenan yang Skismatik pada Muhammad dan Alquran" (PDF) . American Theological Inquiry . 7 (1): 43-53. Diarsipkan dari aslinya pada 2014-02-02.
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