difference between a christian and a nasara?

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difference between a christian and a nasara?

2007-01-16 22:07:37 · 3 answers · asked by tds 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

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Nasara or English Nazarenes are refer to the follower of Christ during his lifetime.It is the real name for Christianity.The word Christian,however derived when Paul is preaching in Antioch.

2007-01-16 22:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by Green Lantern 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Christians are called "Massihiyyin",

as for the "Nassara" described in Quran, they were a small Judeo-Christian sect (the ancestors of one of today's Nazarene Church), who believe in a Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Mother.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazarenes

2007-01-16 22:32:55 · answer #2 · answered by Alchimist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Nasara is the Arabic for Christian

2007-01-16 22:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋