The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science The Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of Modern Knowledge

by Bucaille, Maurice

• ISBN13: 9781879402980
• ISBN10: 187940298X
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-30
• Publisher: PUBLISHERS GROUP WEST

Summary

The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science is an objective study of the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Qur'an. This book seeks to spiritually unite by highlighting similarities in the texts. It sheds new light and dispels many preconceived ideas in separating what belongs to Revelation from what is the product of error or human interpretation.

Table of Contents

Introduction	13	(8)
Old Testament	21	(40)
General Outlines	23	(6)
Origins of the Bible	29	(1)
The Books of the Old Testament	29	(12)
The Torah or Pentateuch	31	(5)
The Historical Books	36	(1)
The Prophetic Books	37	(1)
The Books of Poetry and Wisdom	38	(3)
The Old Testament and Science. Findings	41	(12)
The Creation of the World	42	(6)
The Date of the World's Creation and Date of Man's Appearance on Earth	48	(3)
The Flood	51	(2)
Position of Christian Authors with Regard to Scientific Error in the Biblical Texts. A Critical Examination	53	(6)
Conclusions	59	(2)
The Gospels	61	(58)
Introduction	63	(4)
Historical Reminder. Judeo-Christianity and Saint Paul	67	(4)
The Four Gospels. Sources and History	71	(24)
The Gospel According to Matthew	74	(4)
The Gospel According to Mark	78	(2)
The Gospel According to Luke	80	(3)
The Gospel According to John	83	(2)
Sources of the Gospels	85	(5)
History of the Texts	90	(5)
The Gospels and Modern Science. The Genealogies of Jesus	95	(10)
The Genealogies of Jesus	96	(4)
Critical Examination of the Texts	100	(3)
Commentaries of Modern Experts in Exegesis	103	(2)
Contradictions and Improbabilities in the Descriptions	105	(12)
Descriptions of the Passion	105	(1)
John's Gospel does not describe the Institution of the Eucharist	106	(2)
Appearances of Jesus Raised from the Dead	108	(2)
Ascension of Jesus	110	(2)
Jesus's Last Dialogues. The Paraclete of John's Gospel	112	(5)
Conclusions	117	(2)
The Qur'an and Modern Science	119	(106)
Introduction	121	(12)
Authenticity of the Qur'an. How it came to be written	133	(6)
The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth	139	(18)
Differences from and Resemblances to the Biblical Description	139	(4)
The Qur'an does not lay down a sequence for the Creation of the Earth and Heavens	143	(2)
The Basic Process of the Formation of the Universe and the Resulting Composition of the Worlds	145	(4)
Some Modern Scientific Data concerning the Formation of the Universe	149	(3)
Confrontation with the Data in the Qur'an concerning the Creation	152	(2)
Answers to Certain Objections	154	(3)
Astronomy in the Qur'an	157	(20)
General Reflections concerning the Sky	158	(3)
Nature of Heavenly Bodies	161	(7)
Celestial Organization	168	(3)
Evolution of the Heavens	171	(3)
The Conquest of Space	174	(3)
The Earth	177	(20)
Verses containing general Statements	177	(3)
The Water Cycle and the Seas	180	(10)
The Earth's Relief	190	(2)
The Earth's Atmosphere	192	(5)
The Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms	197	(14)
The Origins of Life	197	(2)
The Vegetable Kingdom	199	(4)
The Animal Kingdom	203	(8)
Human Reproduction	211	(14)
Reminder of Certain Basic Concepts	211	(1)
Human Reproduction in the Qur'an	212	(8)
The Qur'an and Sex Education	220	(5)
Qur'anic and Biblical Narrations	225	(32)
General Outlines	227	(4)
Parallel: Qur'an/Gospels and Modern Knowledge	227	(1)
Parallel: Qur'an/Old Testament and Modern Knowledge	228	(3)
The Flood	231	(6)
The Biblical Narration of the Flood and the Criticism Levelled at it ---A Reminder	231	(2)
The Narration of the Flood contained in the Qur'an	233	(4)
The Exodus	237	(20)
The Exodus according to the Bible	238	(1)
The Exodus according to the Qur'an	239	(3)
Confrontation between Scriptural Data and Modern Knowledge	242	(1)
Examination of certain details contained in the Narrations	243	(2)
The point occupied by the Exodus in the History of the Pharaohs	245	(3)
Ramesses II, Pharaoh of the Oppression; Merneptah, Pharaoh of the Exodus	248	(5)
The description contained in the Holy Scriptures of the Pharaoh's death during the Exodus	253	(1)
Pharaoh Merneptah's Mummy	254	(3)
Qur'an, Hadiths and Modern Science	257	(8)
General Conclusions	265	(5)
Index of Quotations From the Qur'an	270	(2)
Transliteration of the Arabic into Latin Characters	272