Despite the manifest differences in how they practice their religions, Jews, Christians and Muslims all worship the same God.

And yet, despite the manifest differences in how they practice their religions, Jews, Christians and Muslims all worship the same God.
The God of Jesus in the four Gospels in the New Testament had a similarly ambiguous character.
Which sentence from the article BEST elaborates on the claims above?

AHe was a warrior God who murdered the firstborn of Egypt and drowned the army of Pharaoh.BHe loved Israel like a father loves his son.CYet, behind this God of tenderness and love, there remained a ruthless God of justice.DThe key to salvation was above all surrender (“islam” in Arabic) to God, obedience to his commands as revealed in the Quran and allegiance to his messenger Muhammad.

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  • The sentence's meaning: Sentence C explicitly states the duality of God's character: a God of both love and justice, which reflects the ambiguous portrayal of God in the Bible and the Quran.

  • Other sentences:

    • A describes a warrior God, but doesn't highlight the ambiguity.

    • B emphasizes the love aspect but doesn't mention the other side.

    • D focuses on the Islamic concept of surrender to God, not the dual nature of God.

Therefore, Sentence C best encapsulates the claim that the God worshipped by Jews, Christians, and Muslims has both loving and demanding aspects.

 

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The sentence that BEST elaborates on the claims about the ambiguous character of God is C. Yet, behind this God of tenderness and love, there remained a ruthless God of justice.

Here's why:

  • The context: The article is discussing the shared God of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and how this God is seen as having both loving and vengeful aspects.