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At a Glance
Historical testimony, resurrection explanations, Qurʾānic death passages, and covenantal fulfillment are brought together in a Christian–Muslim comparative study.
How does resurrection evidence intersect with the Islamic Dilemma?
Key Claims
- The essay treats bodily resurrection as central to Christian proclamation.
- Historical witnesses and competing accounts are compared.
- Substitution theories are evaluated for explanatory and ethical coherence.
- Qurʾānic raising and death passages are read alongside the appeal to earlier scripture.
- The cross and resurrection are placed within one promise-plan without revoking Israel’s calling.
Primary Textual Anchors
- 1 Corinthians 15:14–19 — the stakes of bodily resurrection.
- Qurʾān 4:157–158; 3:55; 19:33 — raising and death in the comparative argument.
- Genesis 3:15; Jeremiah 31; Ezekiel 36; Romans 11 — covenantal trajectory.
Scripture Connections
1 Corinthians 15:14–19 — the stakes of bodily resurrection. Qurʾān 4:157–158; 3:55; 19:33 — raising and death in the comparative argument. Genesis 3:15; Jeremiah 31; Ezekiel 36; Romans 11 — covenantal trajectory.
Selected Scholarship
- Gary R. Habermas and Michael R. Licona — The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus (2004).
- Samy Tanagho — Glad News! God Loves You, My Muslim Friend! (2017).
- Walter C. Kaiser Jr. — The Promise-Plan of God (2008).
Related Guides
- The Cross, the Text, and the Dilemma: An Academic and Exegetical Evaluation of Islamic Crucifixion Views, Covenantal Promise-Plan Theology, and Historical Apologetics
- The Ascension of Jesus Christ in Christian–Muslim Polemics: Exegetical Foundations, Theological Models, and the Promise-Plan
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