General Introduction
I: Jesus in Judaism: The Classic Texts
Jewish Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues
1. Dangerous Times for Jews, Nachmanides' Debate
2. The Rejected Disciple, The Talmud
3. A Teacher of Jewish Law, The Talmud
4. The Bible Testifies Against the Deity of Jesus, The Nizzachon Vetus
5. The Church - Not Jesus - is the Heretic, Isaac of Troki, Faith Strengthened
6. Jesus: Jewish Evangelist to the Gentiles, Letter of Rabbi Jacob Emden
7. Reasons for Jewish Silence on Jesus, Moses Mendelssohn, Letter to Johann Caspar Lavater
8. Jesus: An Unoriginal Pharisee, Abraham Geiger, Judaism and its History
9. Jesus: Forerunner of the Reform Jew, Kauffman Kohler, Jesus of Nazareth
10. The Value of the Gospels for a Jew, Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels
11. Jesus: A Prophet, Claude Montefiore, The Synoptic Gospels
12. Jesus: Destroyer of Culture and Nation, Joseph Klausner, Jesus of Nazareth
13. Jesus on Jewish Soil, Leo Baeck, "The Gospel as a Document of History"
14. No Sentimental Love, David Flusser, Jesus
Closing Reflection, Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Questions for Discussion
Guide for Further Reading
II. Jesus in Islam: The Classic Texts
Muslim Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues
1. The Miraculous Birth of Jesus, The Qur'an
2. The Mission of Jesus, The Qur'an
3. The End of Jesus' Life?, The Qur'an
4. Right and Wrong Responses to Jesus, The Qur'an
5. A Final Word from the Qur'an, The Qur'an
6. Jesus in the Hadith, Sahih Bukhari
7. The Ascetic Jesus, The Muslim Jesus
8. Jesus and the Powers of God, Al-Tabari, The History of al-Tabari
9. Jesus in the Graveyard, Al-Tha'labi, The Tales of the Prophets
10. A Rationalist Examines Christian Claims about Jesus, Al-Razi, al-Tafsir al-Kabir
11. Jesus: A Mirror of God, Al-Ghazali, The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God
12. Jesus and the Fool, Jalal al-Din Rumi, The Mathnawi
13. On Praising a Human Being, Al-Busairi, Qasidah Burdah
14. Realising God, Ibn al-Arabi, The Bezels of Wisdom
15. Who Died on the Cross?, Ibn Kathir, Tafsir al-Qur'an al-azim
16. Jesus in India, Ghulam Ahmad, Jesus in India
17. Jesus and Non-violence, Ghulam Ahmad Parwez, Islam: A Challenge to Religion
18. Jesus Between Us and You, A Common Word Between Us
Closing Reflection, Amjad Hussain
Questions for Discussion
Guide for Further Reading
III. Jesus in Hinduism: The Classic Texts
Hindu Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues
1. Jesus was a Unitarian, Rammohan Roy, Answer of a Hindoo
2. A Divine Teacher, Not Atoner, Rammohan Roy, The Precepts of Jesus
3. Jesus, The Ideal Son, Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India
4. Repudiate the Little Christ, Keshub Chunder Sen, Lectures in India
5. Jesus: Simple, Honest and Ignorant, Dayananda Saraswati, Satyarth Prakash
6. Mystical Experiences of the Universal Jesus, Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
7. Jesus is like Ramakrishna, Ramakrishna, The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
8. Jesus vs. His Christian Followers, Vivekananda, The Preface to the Imitation of Christ and Christianity in India
9. Jesus Was Oriental, Vivekananda, Christ, The Messenger
10. Jesus is the Property of the World, M.K. Gandhi, The Message of Jesus Christ
11. Christ Has Yet to be Born, M.K. Gandhi, The Message of Jesus Christ
12. Jesus' Message Continues to be Ignored, Aurobindo Ghose, Essays Divine and Human
13. An Avatar of Sorrow, Aurobindo Ghose, Essays on the Gita and Savitri: A Legend and A Symbol
14. An Eastern Seer, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Eastern Religions and Western Thought and East and West in Religion
Closing Reflection, Gavin Flood
Questions for Discussion
Guide for Further Reading
IV. Jesus in Buddhism: The Classic Texts
Buddhist Perceptions of Jesus: Key Issues
1. Jesus: Son of a Dubious Deity, Fabian Fucan, Deus Destroyed
2. The Founder of a Passive Religion, Ouyi Zhixu
3. Jesus: A Teacher of Morality, Thuken Chökyi Nyima, The Crystal Mirror
4. A Demon in Disguise, The Carpenter-Heretic
5. Birth Omens Compared, Migettuwatte Gunananda, A Full Account of the Buddhist Controversy Held at Pantura
6. A Man Between Egoism and Universalism, Anagarika Dharmapala, "An Appreciation of Christianity"
7. Jesus: Absolute and Relative, Tanabe Hajime, The Demonstratio of Christianity
8. Obliterating God Consciousness, Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, An Introduction To Zen Buddhism
9. A Man Tortured by Contradictions, Sheng Yen, "Further Discussion of the Similarities and Differences between Buddhism and Christianity"
10. The Good Heart of Jesus, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, The Good Heart Closing Reflection - Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
Closing Reflection, Donald S. Lopez, Jr.
Questions for Discussion
Guide for Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Index