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personality and mission is as bad as the erroneous predictions
of the Apocalyptists, whom he believed to be divinely
inspired. Of course, this dilemmatic reasoning will lead
us to a final conclusion unfavorable to himself. The only
way to save Prophet Jesus from this dishonor is to look upon him
as the Koran pictures him to us; and accordingly to attribute
all the contradictory and incoherent statements about him
in the Gospels to their authors or redactors.
Before discussing further the subject, "the Son of Man"
as depicted in the Jewish Apocalypses, a few facts must be
carefully taken into consideration. First, these Apocalypses
not only do not belong to the canon of the Hebrew Bible,
but also they are not even included among the Apocrypha
of the Apocalyptists, whom he believed to be divinely
inspired. Of course, this dilemmatic reasoning will lead
us to a final conclusion unfavorable to himself. The only
way to save Prophet Jesus from this dishonor is to look upon him
as the Koran pictures him to us; and accordingly to attribute
all the contradictory and incoherent statements about him
in the Gospels to their authors or redactors.
Before discussing further the subject, "the Son of Man"
as depicted in the Jewish Apocalypses, a few facts must be
carefully taken into consideration. First, these Apocalypses
not only do not belong to the canon of the Hebrew Bible,
but also they are not even included among the Apocrypha