Unveiling God

• This book focuses on an enlightening comparison of the "mindset of Islamic cultures" with the mindset of "second temple Judaism." The author suggests that there is a model to be derived from the New Testament for conveying the idea that Christ might be presented to humankind as divine "from above" as it were, rather than expecting humans to work out "from below" that Jesus is more than a man. The book issues in some suggested "cantos" for public affirmation and worship that depend upon this more "theocentric" approach to declaring who Jesus Christ is. It is a fascinating and creative contribution to the delicate task of contextualising Christology for Muslim cultures.

  — Dr. Bill Musk, Author, The Unseen Face of Islam and Touching the Soul of Islam

• Parsons had shown how fresh appreciation of the Jewish monotheistic context of New Testament christology can assist the contextualization of christology in Islamic contexts today. This is an important book not only for Christians in dialogue with Muslims, but also for all who wrestle with the relationship between belief in the one God and the Christian confession of the deity of Jesus Christ.

  — Professor Richard Bauckham, FBA, FRSE, Professor of New Testament Studies and Bishop Wardlaw Professor University of St. Andrew

• Muslim responses to Christianity down the ages have been shaped by diverse factors. One of the primary stumbling blocks has been Muslim misperceptions of Christian core beliefs about the person of Jesus and the nature of God.

  In this study, Martin Parsons seeks to present Jesus to Muslims in a way which is harmonised with Muslim cultural realities. He argues that previous attempts by Christian scholars to do so have been typically based on a misreading by the Christians concerned of what would be understandable to a Muslim audience. Parsons proposes instead an approach which draws heavily on that used by early Christian writers in presenting Jesus to Jewish audiences.  This study includes a practical example of contextualisation which should provide great insights to Christians who are trying to explain their faith to Muslims in diverse contexts.

  — Peter G. Riddell, Professor of Islamics and Director, Centre for Muslim-Christian Relations, London School of Theology

Author

• Martin Parsons
  Martin Parsons

  Martin Parsons, Ph.D. is a British academic.  He has spent a number of years in two Islamic countries, where he was involved in assisting the local church.

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