One question anyone wanting to understand Christianity can’t help but ask is, Why in the world did Christians put a crucifixion—a hideous, brutal act and, in Jesus’ case, one of gross injustice—at the very heart of their faith? The answer, in…
In calling Jesus the Messiah (al-masih), the qur’anic messages used a word very familiar to the Christians and Jews in Muhammad’s audience. For then, as now, the concept of Messiah marked a major theological divide between them, with Christians embracing and…
The Bible may well be the world’s most misunderstood book. Having said that, it’s also the world’s best-loved book. Jews cherish its Tanakh, or Old Testament, while Christians take sustenance from both testaments. Muslims, too, believe that the biblical scriptures—which they…
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