WHO IS JESUS OF NAZARETH?

The contradictions surrounding the person of Jesus of Nazareth form a fascinating mosaic of religious beliefs, cultural positions, and doctrinal interpretations. For two millennia, Jesus has remained a central figure, not only for Christians who venerate him as the Christ and often as God incarnate, but also for other religious traditions that view him from radically different perspectives. Some of these views seem irreconcilable, and the existence of such divergences raises fundamental questions about how human beings interpret and reinterpret spiritual figures over the centuries. These divergences, far from being purely negative, highlight the richness and diversity of the human quest for truth and transcendence. Jesus, whether seen as God, prophet, sage, or mere man, remains an inexhaustible source of reflection, inspiration, and debate; This is why Christian Sekimonyo Shamavu prefers, as a prophet, to remain silent on this subject and to call him God’s “envoy” because the Bible and the Quran agree on this; and God agrees. These similarities testify to a certain unity in the recognition of Jesus as a central figure, for an enriching interreligious dialogue.