Re: Chris, Chris and Chris

Quoting Christopher B Wright <faceloran@...>:

> Adam Walker:
> > Well, Moslems consider Isa to be one of the great prophets.  They
> > just don't accept Him as the Son of God.
>
> That's illogical. There are two possibilities: Jesus told the truth
> about Himself, or He lied (and would probably have been insane in this
> case). If the first was true, then they'd have to consider Him as more
> than a great prophet. If the second was, then they wouldn't be able to
> call Him a prophet at all, only a heretic.
No, there's a third possibility, to which Muslims subscribe: namely,
that Jesus was a prophet, and other people lied about what he said.
(FWIW, Muslims also believe that people lied about the status of Mary,
whom they believe to be a righteous woman.  She is, interestingly,
the only woman mentioned by name in the Koran.)

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