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The Death of Jesus: Reality or Delusion?

Muslim scholarly discussion of Qur’an 4:157 and the death of Jesus.

Author: Mahmoud M. Ayoub
Tradition: Islamic studies

Citation

Mahmoud M. Ayoub, “The Death of Jesus: Reality or Delusion? A Study of the Death of Jesus in Tafsir Literature,” The Muslim World 70, no. 2, 1980.

Where this source is used

Jesus was not crucifiedJesus' crucifixion is recorded within years by his followers and later by hostile Roman and Jewish writers; no historical record before the Qur'an says otherwise.