Classic: Who is Jesus in Islam vs Jesus in Christianity Mustafa Akyol vs Richard Shumack

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Jesus in Christianity and Islam: Can We Bridge the Divide? Mustafa Akyol, author of The Islamic Jesus, and Richard Shumack, author of Jesus Through Muslim Eyes discuss what do Muslims and Christians really believe about Jesus—and can their views be reconciled? Mustafa argues that the Jesus of Islam reflects a lost strand of early Jewish Christianity—one that did not view Jesus as divine but as a prophet and messiah. Richard responds with a robust Christian defence, noting early worship of Jesus and questioning whether Jewish-Christian sects like the Ebionites represented the faith's true origins. Together, they explore profound theological differences, shared reverence for Jesus, and the possibility of mutual understanding without erasing essential convictions. Can honest disagreement lead to deeper friendship between faiths? For Richard Shumack https://spckpublishing.co.uk/jesus-through-muslim-eyes For Mustafa Akyol http://www.mustafaakyol.org/

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0:45.0	Today on the show, we're talking about the Jesus of Islam and Christianity.
0:49.6	Can we reconcile the two?
0:51.6	Mustafa Akhil and Richard Schumach joined me on the show today. Mustafa
0:55.4	Akul is the author of the Islamic Jesus, how the king of the Jews became a prophet of the Muslims.
1:01.6	In it, he claims that the first followers of Jesus never believed in him as divine and that when
1:06.5	Islam emerged in the 7th century, it reclaimed the original vision of Jesus as a prophet.
1:12.6	Richard Schumach is the author of the recently published book, Jesus Through Muslim Eyes.
1:17.6	In it, he calls for Muslims and Christians to embrace constructive disagreement.
1:22.6	For although Muslims and Christians both revere Jesus, he says,
1:26.6	the Jesus of Islam points down a different road to that of Christianity.
1:32.0	So Mustafa and Richard, thank you very much for joining me on the show today.
1:35.8	Well, let's start with you, Mustafa.
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