Official source
The Qur'an
Quran.com presentation of the Qur'an with English translation support, used for mainstream Islamic source anchors.
The Qur'an, Quran.com, accessed June 16, 2026.
Open sourceObjection
Jesus Never Claimed Deity
Jesus was a prophet who never claimed to be God; Christians later exaggerated him into divine status.
The New Testament's high Christology appears in first-century sources, where Jesus is confessed with divine names, works, worship, and identity while remaining distinct from the Father.
Acknowledge the Islamic objection
The Qur'an rejects claims that associate others with Allah and presents Jesus as Messiah, messenger, and servant rather than as divine. Christians should not blur that disagreement.
Answer from first-century evidence
John, Paul, and Hebrews do not merely honor Jesus as a prophet. They place him on the Creator side of the Creator-creature distinction and show divine honor directed to him.
Sources
Secondary context
Jesus and the God of Israel
Scholarly work on early divine-identity Christology and Jewish monotheism.
Richard Bauckham, Jesus and the God of Israel: God Crucified and Other Studies on the New Testament's Christology of Divine Identity, Eerdmans, 2008.
Secondary context
Lord Jesus Christ
Scholarly work on devotion to Jesus in earliest Christianity.
Larry W. Hurtado, Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity, Eerdmans, 2003.
Secondary context
No God but One
Christian apologetics treatment of Islam and Christianity by a former Muslim.
Nabeel Qureshi, No God but One: Allah or Jesus?, Zondervan, 2016.
Reference
BibleRef
Reference pages used for BibleRef-first links to Scripture passages.
BibleRef, accessed June 16, 2026.
Open source