The Moslem Christ
Overview
The Moslem Christ is an essay on the life, character, and teachings of Jesus Christ according to the Qur’an and the Orthodox traditions. Islam is the only of the great non-Christian religions which gives a place to Christ in its book, and yet it is also one of the non-Christian religions which denies His deity. This volume provides a gateway to understanding what Islam teaches about Christ and ends with a chapter on how to preach to Muslims about Christ with this knowledge.
Nicknamed the “Apostle to Islam,” for nearly 40 years Samuel M. Zwemer lived and worked in the Middle East, preaching the Gospel of Jesus and training hundreds of missionaries. Founder and editor of The Moslem World, Zwemer—familiar with the land, language, and people of Islam—provided a window into a growing religion and culture that few Westerners knew. Zwemer’s legacy as one of the finest Christian scholars of Islam is still recognized today.
In the Logos edition, all Scripture passages in Arabia: The Cradle of Islam are tagged and appear on mouse-over. What’s more, Scripture references are linked to the wealth of language resources in your Logos library. If you own the English and Arabic Qur’an, you can follow along with Zwemer in his analysis of Islamic doctrine and his studies comparing Islam to Christianity. This makes these texts more powerful and easier to access than ever before for scholarly work or personal Bible study.
- Examines the life, character, and teachings of Jesus Christ according to the Qur’an and the Orthodox traditions
- Investigates the character of Christ according to Islam
- Provides evangelism tools for reaching Muslims
- His Names and Their Significance
- The Koran Account of His Life, Death, and Translation
- Jesus Christ According to Tradition, from His Birth to His Public Ministry
- Jesus Christ According to Tradition, from His Public Ministry to His Second Coming
- The Person and Character of Jesus Christ
- His Teaching
- Jesus Christ Supplanted by Mohammed
- How to Preach Christ to Moslems Who Know Jesus
Top Highlights
“The Christian missionary should first of all thoroughly know the religion of the people among whom he labours; ignorance of the Koran, the traditions, the life of Mohammed, the Moslem conception of Christ, social beliefs and prejudices of Mohammedans, which are the result of their religion,—ignorance of these is the chief difficulty in work for Moslems.” (Page 183)
“Adam: Safi Allah (Chosen of God); Noah: Nebi Allah (prophet of God); Abraham: Khalil Allah (the friend of God); Moses: Kalîm Allah (the mouthpiece of God); Jesus, Ruh Allah (Spirit of God); Mohammed, Rasul Allah (the apostle of God).” (Page 32)
“It has no chronological order nor logical sequence. Its verses were revealed at different times and in different places, and throw together in confusion, laws and legends, facts and fancies, prayers and imprecations.” (Page 41)
“A prophet, according to Moslem teaching, is a man inspired by God, but not sent with a special dispensation or book; while an apostle is one who comes either with a special dispensation or to whom a special book has been revealed. All apostles are prophets, but not all prophets are apostles.” (Page 30)
“The sinlessness of all the prophets has become a favourite dogma of Islam, in spite of the Koran testimony regarding the sins of many of the prophets, including Mohammed himself.” (Page 31)
Dr. Zwemer had good qualifications for undertaking this most useful task: a sense of its importance; a thorough knowledge of whatever had been written by any western author on the subject; and a knowledge of Arabic that gave him first-hand access to what Moslem books—the Koran, Hadith, and later legend-spinners—contain thereon.
—International Review of Missions
- Title: The Moslem Christ
- Author: Samuel M. Zwemer
- Publisher: American Tract Society
- Publication Date: 1912
- Pages: 198