How can we reconcile this with the statement of the Qur'an...

How can we reconcile this with the statement of the Qur'an which denies emphatically the death of Jesus on the cross? Chirri : There is a way to reconcile the Qur'anic statement with the statements of the gospels: The difference between the two statements could be a difference between appearance and reality. No doubt, some event had taken place at the time of what seemed to be the crucifixion of Jesus and his death on the cross.

The life of Jesus was full of miracles, and so could be what seemed to be his death. It could have been that another person (such as Judas, the one who betrayed him) was miraculously likened to him, and he,…