In The Islamic Jesus the author, Mustafa Akyol, attempts to bridge the gap between Christian and Muslim understandings of Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him).

In this book Akyol reveals surprising new truths about “Islam in the context of the first Muslims and the early origins of Christianity”.

Muslims, just like the first Jewish Christians, see Jesus not as a divine figure but rather as a prophet and human Messiah.

They both believe that salvation came through faith and good works, not merely through grace alone as later Trinitarians would assert.

Akyol seeks to explore how these core beliefs in monotheism and prophethood of Jewish Christianity were reborn in a new religion in Arabia, namely Islam.

He exposes the extraordinary historical connection between Judaism, Jewish Christianity and the Muslim faith.

Akyol explores how Jesus’ Jewish followers developed into the Nazarenes and later the Ebionites.

He also explores the Quran’s stories of Mary and Jesus (Peace Be Upon Him), and draws readers attention to the Epistle of James and its similarity to the Quranic message.

The book brings a fresh perspective to an understudied topic.

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