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Sunday, September 4, 2011

Dokein (apparently)

In the early days of Christianity, there are groups of gnostic sects, who do not believe in the crucifixion of Christ. The reason they put it is not based on historical fact but based on sectarian ideas of their own. According to them, the body is bad, it's just a good spirit. If Christ is the logos, then he may not really be human, because it is impossible Logos that is the spirit, in contact with physical objects. So when Jesus seems to be crucified, then it just seems to be, not really crucified. The truth, Jesus actually laugh at the people who crucified him. Therefore, the teachings of this sectarian cult called "docetism" (from the word δοκέω dokeō, "to seem").

At the time later, Islam emerged, with the doctrine that rejected the crucifixion of Isa al-Masih. This doctrine is based on Surah 4 (An-Nisa) verse 157, "And Because Of Their saying (in Boast)," We killed Messiah 'Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), the Messenger of Allah, "-but They killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of 'Isa was put over another man (and They killed That man), ... ". Most Muslims interpret this verse by saying that Jesus was not crucified, but replaced with others who likened such as 'Jesus by God, while' God raised Jesus to heaven itself. Opinions like these are teachings which are believed by most Muslims even though there are Muslim leaders who disagree with the doctrine of rejection of the crucifixion 'Isa.

Some Muslim thinkers argue that Jesus was crucified, but only just fainted, and when sober fled to Qumran, living with his mother (Mary) with the Essene sect and died in that place. Ahmadiyya scholars also said the same thing, that Jesus was crucified and collapsed, but after realized he fled to Kashmir, India, where the grave of 'Isa is still there today. It seems Muslim thinkers, and Ahmadiyyah scholars, acknowledging the crucifixion of Isa based verses in the Qur'an: “And Salam (peace) be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, … (Qs Maryam 33), “And (remember) when Allah said: “O ‘Isa (Jesus) I will take you …(”Ya ‘Isa innee mutawaffeeka”)” (Qs Ali Imran 55), “… but when You took me up, You are the Watcher over them, …” (Qs al-Maidah 117). If viewed literally the verses indicate that Jesus would die, so they can receive the death 'of Jesus by crucifixion as recorded in the Gospels and the Jewish and Roman history. While scholars who do not believe typically use Surah an-Nisa 157 above, "... but They killed him not, nor crucified him, ...". This group recognizes that 'Isa raised to heaven, on the basis of the verses: “But Allah raised him [‘Isa (Jesus)] up (with his body and soul) unto Himself, …” (Qs an-Nisa 158), “And (remember) when Allah said: “O ‘Isa (Jesus) I will take you and raise you to Myself …” (Qs Ali Imran 55). But Qs Maryam verse 33, it embraces both, stating after 'Isa died and then resurrected back to life, “And Salam (peace) be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!

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