Jesus and Muhammad: The Parallel Sayings [Paperback]

Joey Green (Editor), Dr. Kenneth Atkinson (Introduction), Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002

This book compares the parables of Jesus with the teachings of Mohammed to show that Christianity’s core values — love, compassion, peace, forgiveness, and repentance — mirror the central tenets of Islam. Jesus and Mohammed closes the gap of understanding between Christians and Muslims and demonstrates that despite centuries of differences, the two religions possess a common moral and spiritual foundation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Ulysses Press; 1 edition (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569753261
• ISBN-13: 978-1569753262
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,194,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #23 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Islam > Muhammed
  • #38 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Islam > Hadith

More About the Author

Joey Green--author of "Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose," "Paint Your House with Powdered Milk," "Wash Your Hair with Whipped Cream," and "Clean Your Clothes with Cheez Whiz"--got Jay Leno to shave with peanut butter on "The Tonight Show," Rosie O'Donnell to mousse her hair with Jell-O on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," and Katie Couric to drop her diamond engagement ring in a glass of Efferdent on "Today." He has been seen polishing furniture with SPAM on "NBC Dateline," cleaning a toilet with Coca-Cola in "The New York Times," and washing his hair with Reddi-wip in "People."

A former contributing editor to "National Lampoon" and a former advertising copywriter at J. Walter Thompson, Green is the author of more than forty books, including "Sarah Palin's Secret Diary," "Marx & Lennon: The Parallel Sayings," and "The Zen of Oz: Ten Spiritual Lessons from Over the Rainbow." A native of Miami, Florida, and a graduate of Cornell University, he wrote television commercials for Burger King and Walt Disney World and won a Clio Award for a print ad he created for Eastman Kodak. He backpacked around the world for two years on his honeymoon and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Debbie, and their two daughters, Ashley and Julia.

You can visit him at www.joeygreen.com and www.wackyuses.com

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All prophets of God brought same message to Humanity, February 10, 2003

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A peace lover (Still in this World of God) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jesus and Muhammad: The Parallel Sayings (Paperback)

Whether one believes in all the prophets of God or not, the same message was brought to Humanity time and again. This book has superbly shown parallels in prophet Jesus teachings with that of prophet Muhammed which again goes in-sync with the teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Lot, Isaac, Ishmail, etc. in oneness of God and other basic teachings. Many of the readers will be surprised to know that there is Chapter in The Quran dedicated on Mary(Maryam the mother of Jesus) and she is considered one of the holiest women in Islamic teachings. Also in The Quran you will find - Jesus's name been quoted more than Muhammed's name. And we all have to ponder on what those teachings to know who we are and why we were sent on the Earth.....

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not Great Overview, August 14, 2008

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This review is from: Jesus and Muhammad: The Parallel Sayings (Paperback)

In a nutshell, this is an adequate book - three or two-and-a-half stars - which fairly accurately represents Islam or Christianity insofar as what it has divulged. It is a good, but not the best of books. Those really wishing to compare and contrast the two fully should read the entire Bible, the Koran, as well as some good, critical scholarship about each. What most progressives want is to have an inclusive religious view, and they tend to gloss over parts of the text and tradition that are inflammatory or disagreeable. This book is of the progressive bent, and is no exception. Progressive religion may be preferable to some conservative or exclusive views, however, part of whom make it their primary intent to exalt one religion at the expense of demeaning and misrepresenting another (Mark Gabriel's title also called "Jesus and Muhammad" is of this latter type - from what I know I would strongly recommend this title over Gabriel's). What is most needed is a piece of scholarship which points us to our common religious and moral values (for they do exist) while at the same time frankly, openly and honestly (and in depth!) stating those parts that are most controversial and explosive. Christians and Muslims can find reconciliation, but it is not an easy thing to do, and more depth will have to be explored than Joey Green gives it here (and certainly much more depth than Gabriel who has factually misrepresented Islam). At best, this is an adequate and very short introduction to common bases of Christianity and Islam for those who are of the progressive mind-frame.

9 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Malicious and Untrue Depiction of Mohammad, April 17, 2004

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This review is from: Jesus and Muhammad: The Parallel Sayings (Paperback)

This book is full of errorneous information about Mohammad and it's clear the author has purposefully falsified events. For example, he alleges Mohammad of marrying simply for wealth and beauty. He narrates that Mohammad said that man marries for four things, which are wealth, beauty, family status and belief and does not write the second part of the hadith which says that best is among you who marries for belief. Instead he says that money, beauty and family status were only his sole objectives. Mohammad, unlike Jesus is more than religous leader. He like other biblical prophets such as Moses, David and Soloman was political and military leader and he married for political alliance. But wealth or worldly status were not his objectives. In fact, when he started preaching Islam, the Meccans were extremely angry with him for abandoning worshipping idols and offered him all the wealth and women. Instead he persisted intolerable sufferings for 13 years in Mecca and many years in Medinah. This book should be avoided for any fair look into Mohammad's life.