Author: Marvin Yakos, PhD
Publisher: Xulon Press
Title: Jesus, Jews and Jihad
Genre: Nonfiction
“Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed.”
Proverbs 27.5Of foremost concern, this book is not intended to offend or condemn anyone, especially Arabs or Muslims.
“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” (John 3:17)
We strive only to present truth and are eternally grateful for the precious freedom we have in America to be able to scrutinize the ideologies that assail us. We realize that there are many Muslims who do not agree with the barbaric killing perpetrated in the name of Allah and his prophet Muhammed. We wish to acknowledge the fact that not all Muslims completely adhere to the radical fundamental dogmas of the Qur’an and Hadith, but have a wide range of beliefs. There are Muslims that do not strive to terrorize or kill anyone.
We do, however, openly rebuke and attack spiritual bondage, ignorance, arrogance, persecution, terrorism, murder and lies.
With that disclaimer, buckle your seatbelt and prepare to be shocked by Marvin Yakos’ exposure of radical Islamic ideology. Few people really know much about that ideology. Our leadership and media emphasize that “Islam is a religion of peace.” To some, perhaps. But the radical Islamists who commit acts of terror believe that they are well within the parameters of their religion, and Yakos exposes the doctrine that they are following. Jesus, Jews and Jihad covers such topics as the 12th Imam, a key part of the apocalyptic vision of many Muslims, including Ahmadinejad, the current leader of Iran who is so busily building nuclear weapons. Other key topics are the significance of a small sect called the Sufis, and the five pillars and five articles are covered in clear, easy to understand language.
Jesus, Jews and Jihad is a wonderful primer with everything that people should know about Islam. The book lists facts, and the book is actually very light on conclusions because Yakos lets the facts speak for him. Aside from the information about Islam, the book contains many topic by topic comparisons of Islam to Christianity. Yakos details key differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and the threats presented by each. While the media would have us believe that women enjoy privileged status in Islam, Yakos lists the verses in the Qur’an that are used to keep them subjugated, and compares them to Ephesians 5:25 and Colossians 3:19. He also gently, but firmly, disposes of the feel-good concept that we are all worshiping the same God.
“The major difference between the Bible and the Qu’ran is the doctrine of the Incarnation. The entire balance and conflict lie in the divinity of Jesus Christ. The Qur’an vehemently denies that Jesus is God.”
Yakos is a Christian, and while the book frequently compares the doctrines of Christianity and Islam, this is still a good book for non-Christians to read – they will likely find it as enlightening about Christianity as it is about Islam. Marvin Yakos has studied Islam for twenty years, and this book distills those studies down to a beginner/intermediate course in radical Islamic ideology. I rate this book a four out of five, and recommend it to anyone who wishes to have a better understanding of who we are fighting.
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Laura Curtis is a web developer in New Orleans.
