Is Jesus The Son of God?
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Earliest Jewish Christianity accepted the Title “Son of God” for Jesus, but however they understood it in a completely different sense.
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Earliest Jewish Christianity accepted the Title “Son of God” for Jesus, but however they understood it in a completely different sense.
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Bart Ehrman explains Jesus thought himself to be the “Son of God” in the sense that other people were Sons of God (Metaphorical, Nothing more)
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EP Sanders (Leading Scholar on the Historical Jesus), explains NT usage of “Son of God” in blasphemous sense, is incorrect and do not think should be accepted.
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Geza Vermes (Another leading Scholar), explains the NT usage of “Son of God” for Jesus is Anachronistic.
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We know throughout OT the Title 'Son of God' is a metaphor & used for Prophets and righteous People, but none of em Portrayed it beyond that, neither their followers took it as begotten/divine, that's the reason why Qur'an only spoke against Christians (and a Jewish sect)
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Classical Muslim Scholars accepted and explained, the Title son/children of God used in the Bible isn't necessarily Shirk and how their followers changed the intended meaning
Ibn Kathir:
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Shaykh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah:
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Al-Ghazali:
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Shihab al-Din al-Qarafi:
(I don't agree with the prophecy link with Rasul ﷺ)
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(I don't agree with the prophecy link with Rasul ﷺ)
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