Jesus in the Bible and the Qur'an, Which Account Is Accurate? ( Bob's Opening Statement 2 of 4 )

What do you believe about Jesus?

Is he a good man? Is he a prophet? Or is he, as Christians believe, actually divine?

What do Muslims believe about Jesus? Is he a prophet or more than a prophet?

Why is it important to understand the differences between the Christian and Islamic views of Jesus?

Representing the Muslim perspective was Shabir Ally: Shabir Ally has earned a B.A. in Religious Studies from Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, with a specialization in Biblical Literature, and an M.A. in Religious Studies from the University of Toronto with a specialization in Quranic Exegesis.

He is now in his fourth year of Ph.D studies in Quranic Exegesis at the University of Toronto.

He is the president of the Islamic Information & Dawah Centre International in Toronto where he functions as Imam.

He travels internationally to represent Islam in public lectures and interfaith dialogues.

He explains Islam on a weekly television program called "Let the Quran Speak.

Representing the Christian side were Pastor Bob Benjamin and Rev Glenn Schentkeis, Pastor Bob is an independent researcher and a believer in what he is teaching, Rev Glenn Schentke is Minister of Sydenham Baptist Church in South Africa

The Topic of Debate: Jesus in the Bible and the Qur'an, Which Account Is Accurate?

Shabir Ally

vs.

Pastor Bob Benjamin

( Hellenic Hall, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, June 22nd, 2009 )

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http://www.shabirally.com/debates.asp

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