Yesus Sungguh Allah, Sungguh Manusia. Tinjauan Teologis Menurut Perspektif Islam dan Katolik

Abstract

Both the Islamic and Catholic Scriptures speak about Jesus. They recognize  Jesus as the revelation of God’s Self to humans. However, Islam only recognizes  Him as an ordinary human being, while Catholicism recognizes Him as  truly God and truly human. Why do these two major religions (Islam and  Catholicism) have different views about Jesus? The Qur’an says that Jesus  was not the third Person of the Trinity, not the Son of God, and was not even  a god. Islam believes that Jesus was just an ordinary man. Al-Ghazali added  that God is perfect in Himself. The nature of humanity cannot be united like  divinity. Catholicism recognizes Jesus as truly God and truly human. The  explanation of the doctrine can be found in the description of the historical  Jesus and faith. In Christian faith, Jesus was historically believed to be both  God’s revelation of himself and human’s response to this revelation, through  the event of the Incarnation. The mystery of Incarnation shows that God  loves human beings. The article argues then that only through this mystery of  Incarnation in Jesus, one could approach God who is beyond human understanding.