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‘It was made to appear to them so’: the crucifixion, Jews and Sasanian war propaganda in the Qur’ān

Juan R. I. Cole
- 29 Mar 2021 - 
- Vol. 51, Iss: 3, pp 404-422
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The quranic sūra The Women 4:157-58 says that Jews claimed to have killed and crucified Christ but denied that they did so Rather, the verse says, ‘it was made to appear to them so' For centuries
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Empire, Power and Indigenous Elites: A Case Study of the Nehemiah Memoir

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