Ok so at this moment, i think i can summarize this..
I say : Prophets were humans
Jesus AS was no better than any other prophets sent by Allah.
Like other human beings, he was subjected to the natural laws of hunger, thirst , and was subject also to the natural ensuing phenomena.
I agree with the first statement, the second is unqualified with the information given. I do not believe that Isa (AS) is not favoured for certain things. Of course he is the Messiah and he has been given some things. However, essentially I draw no distinction between the prophets because they all speak truth and are all from Allah (SWT).
I don't know what you mean by the highlighted statement above, but if by it you mean that there is nothing in the power of Isa (AS) that enables him to alter the natural law of Allah (SWT) then I agree.
You say : Prophets were humans, Jesus AS was also a human being, because His birth was miraculous, therefore it is fair to say that He AS must be still alive.
On the contrary I gave a rational explanation as to why it can be plausible for Isa (AS) to be alive, th reason why I am convinced of it is not because of the rationalism, but rather because of hadith and close inspection of Qur'anic ayaat. But we are currently covering your angle here.
I'm still waiting for you to explain why He AS no longer eats food? If He AS was a messenger of Allah and Allah says that He sent all messengers which were humans ( ate food, walk in streets ).. why does the verse say Jesus AS USED to eat food. Mary AS is also included in it. Either both are dead or both are alive?.. if alive, why do they no longer eat food?
I didn't say that Isa(AS) no longer eats food, besides even if he (AS) didn't eat food, there could be a number of reasons why.
1) He not being on the Earth is not bound by the rules of the Earth, note, the verse about eating is linked with walking the streets which are on Earth.
2) He could be asleep (this is another line of discussion), food is not eaten in sleep state.
Besides, you need to explain why you think he (AS) no longer eats food.
PS: yes please.. give an arabic lesson. Please keep in mind, that whichever word u give lesson on, does NOT contradict other verses in Quran. It is not appropriate and not wise to translate one verse according to your likings, and when the same word is used elsewhere in Quran , it is to be taken in a different meaning..
As Quran says : or , another translation to it is :
Please keep this verse in mind while giving the lesson. Make sure to check other verses of Quran and see if ur explanation doesnt suit other verses.
PS: Please provide me with your slightly different translation to the verses we're currently talking about.
The translation is not important because as I said it differs slightly. My Arabic lesson will have to be delayed until my next post inshaAllah. And by the way I take exception to the conditions you have put on the words of the Qur'an. It is absolutely permissible to use the same word in a different way because the context has to be taken into account. Also, many a times hadith explain the meaning. This will also be taken up later inshaAllah.