This post may be the shortest one at this website.

I really like this short summary by Laura Z, an apologist and evangelist. You can read her bio on the right side of her original (and wonderful) post (link below).

Here is the dilemma:

First, I would use the following syllogism to show that the Koran is altogether untrustworthy because it both affirms and contradicts the Gospels.

1. The Koran affirms the divine inspiration, authority, and preservation of the Gospels (3:3-4; 5:47; 5:68; 6:115; 18:27)

2. The Koran contradicts the Gospels on major historical and theological issues (5:116; 4:157; 5:72)

3. Therefore, the Koran cannot be trusted

Explained another way, since the Koran affirms the divine inspiration, ongoing authority, and perfect preservation of the Gospels, and yet it also contradicts the Gospels on major teachings, then

• If the Gospels are NOT reliable, then the Koran is false because the Koran
teaches that the Gospels are reliable.

• If the Gospels ARE reliable, the Koran is still false because the Koran teaches
contradictory, mutually-exclusive facts about key issues.*

• Either way, the Koran is false and cannot be trusted.

Some may respond that the verses which affirm the Gospels may have been abrogated, but there are no later verses in the Koran which claim corruption of the Gospels. There are Koran verses claiming that the Gospels were misused and misinterpreted, but there are none which state that the Gospels were permanently corrupted or lost to history. Further, if the Gospels were reliable at any time during the life of Muhammad, as Koran clearly states they were (5:47; 5:68), then they are reliable today because our modern Bibles are translated from manuscripts which pre-date Muhammad and the Koran.

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*Note: here are some differences: the Quran denies his Sonship, his Lordship, and his bodily resurrection, and God’s fatherhood, all of which must be believed for salvation and rebirth.

I was going to write about the dilemma in my own words, but I see no reason to reinvent the wheel. And I really like her brevity.

And honestly, I really like it when women step forward to defend and explain the Christian faith. So in my own small way I wanted to honor her.

SOURCE

Can We Trust the Koranic View of the Gospels: A Debate

Laura Z’s website is excellent.

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