How do Jews, Christians and Muslims view each other?: a delicate love triangle

Jesus is mentioned in the Quran as an important prophet, Abraham and Jacob are well-known biblical figures, for both Jews and Christians.

Are some parts of the Holy Scriptures coincidentally derived from each other or do they express an essential connection?

From the very beginning to the present day, there has been a fault line between religions that all profess one God.
The Jews were soon labeled as "murderers of God" for having Jesus nailed to the cross.
Muslims and Christians have faced each other with drawn swords on many occasions, not only in the Crusades.
Israelis and Palestinians live in tension in the Holy Land. Yet Jews, Christians and Muslims are spiritually and morally closer than they may realize.

How do the followers of Moses, Jesus and Mohammed actually view each other? What ideas do their respective traditions offer for entering into dialogue and establishing lasting peace?

The author browses through texts from the three world religions and lets some thinkers from the past and present have their say. He encounters important differences, searches for the context of controversial scriptural texts, and adds nuances. But above all, he investigates whether Judaism, Islam and Christianity have grown closer together and what attempts are being made to leave their delicate triangular relationship behind.

Jan Van Eycken is a priest of the archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels with a specific assignment for interreligious dialogue in Brussels.