<P> "The Quran, as we have already argued, does not deny the death of Christ . Rather, it challenges human beings who in their folly have deluded themselves into believing that they would vanquish the divine Word, Jesus Christ the Messenger of God . The death of Jesus is asserted several times and in various contexts ." (3: 55; 5: 117; 19: 33 .) </P> <P> The below quranic verse says Jesus was neither killed nor crucified: </P> <P> "And they said we have killed the Messiah Isa son of Maryam, the Messenger of God . They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, though it was made to appear like that to them; those that disagreed about him are full of doubt, with no knowledge to follow, only supposition: they certainly did not kill him . On the contrary, God raised him unto himself . God is almighty and wise ." </P> <P> Contrary to Christian teachings, some Islamic traditions teach that Jesus ascended to Heaven without being put on the cross, but that God transformed another person to appear exactly like him and to be then crucified instead of him . This thought is supported in misreading an account by Irenaeus, the 2nd - century Alexandrian Gnostic Basilides when refuting a heresy denying the death . </P>

In which book of the bible is jesus crucified