Greetings third and long and also my apologies
I have only just discovered this thread which you started a while ago, and this morning posted a similar topic in the Muslim/Christian discussion forum. May I ask you look here at this topic reply. I'd be interested in your response.
BTW.. did you realise that the Muslim Polemicist Ahmed Deedat in his book "crucifixion or crucifiction" and other more contemporary Muslim groups such as the Ahmadiyya Movement, actually state that Jesus did go to the cross.. but that he never died there. So, it's by no means cut and dried, even in Islam, that Jesus was not at least crucified.
The problem seems to be more specifically... did he actually die? and my comments in the thread below address some points regarding orthodox thinking about that.
Thanks for replying
Carol
http://www.jesus-christ-forums.com/home/viewtopic.php?t=3599