Has the Bible Been Changed?

by Wickwire, Daniel

• ISBN13: 9781449726911
• ISBN10: 1449726917
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-18
• Publisher: Westbow Press

Summary

The Muslim Claim of Corruption In spite of the fact that a) the Qur'an requires all Muslims to believe in the Torah, Zebur, and ?njil as the Word of God, and even though b) the Qur'an clearly states that no one can ever change the Word of God, c) nevertheless, most Muslims today believe that the Bible has been changed and corrupted. The reason why Muslims have not been able to see that these claims are contrary to all logic and reason is because there are many points of conflict between the Bible and the Qur'an. Muslims have made the a-priori assumption that the Qur'an could not be wrong, and therefore the Bible must have been changed. While all Muslims are commanded in the Qur'an to honor and obey Jesus as a prophet, at the same time most Muslims refuse to read or heed the commands of Jesus which are found only in the ?njil on the pretext that it has been changed. And so the pardox remains; since there are no direct quotations of Jesus to be found in the Qur'an, how can Muslims honestly say that they honor Jesus as a prophet while at the same time they refuse to read and obey Jesus's own words which are found only in the ?njil? At the core of these false claims of corruption is an innate hypocricy and a spirit of unbelief which needs to be exposed for what it is. The Qur'an challenges Christians to: "bring your proof (of what ye state) if ye are truthful." (Bakara 2:111) This book takes up this challenge and provides ample proof from both the Bible and the Qur'an, as well as from historical and manuscript evidence, to show that the Bible that we have today is indeed trustworthy and reliable as the Word of God. This book exhorts Muslims to repent of their hypocritical double standards and their sin of unbelief and encourages them to read and obey the unchangeable Word of God as it is recorded and preserved in the Holy Bible.

Excerpts

Has the Bible Been Changed? (As is Claimed by Muslims) Table of Contents 1. Title Page 2-3. About the Book 4-5. About the Author 6-9. Table of Contents 10-11. Titles Given to the Bible 12-13. The Old and New Testament "Canon" of Scripture 14-15. Statistics on the Holy Books 16-17. The Inspiration and Uniqueness of the Bible 18-19. God's Word is Eternal and Unchangeable 20-21. According to the Qur'an Muhammed Accepted the Bible that Existed at His Time as the Word of God 22-23. The Law of "Abrogation" 24-25. The Most Common Verses Which Muslims Use to Claim that the Bible Has Been Changed 26-27. According to the Bible, God's Word Cannot Be Changed 28-29. According to the Qur'an, God's Word Cannot Be Changed 30-31. According to the Qur'an, Muslims Are Not Allowed to Make Any Distinction Between the Holy Books 32-33. According to the Qur'an Those Who Reject Any of the Holy, Books Will Be Punished in Hell 34-35. The Bible Could Not Have Been Changed "Before" the Time of Muhammed, Because According to the Qur'an The Bible that existed then was Completely Valid as the Word of God 36-37. The Bible Could Not Have Been Changed "After" the Time of Muhammed, Because Pre and Post Islamic Manuscripts Clearly Show that the Bible Has Remained the Same as it Was Before the Time of Muhammad 38-39. Verses in the Qur'an Which "Affirm" True Christians and Jews Indicate that They Possesed True and Valid Bibles Which Had Not Been Changed 40-41. The Verses in the Qur'an which "Criticize" Jews and Christians "Do Not" Indicate that Any of them Ever Changed or Corrupted the Sacred Text of their Bibles 42-43. What is the "Purpose" of God in Relation to the Holy Books? 44-45. What is the "Power" of God in Relation to the Holy Books? 46-47. Fundamental Errors of Logic Which Muslims Make in Relation to the Word of God 48-49. A Correct Logical Syllogism in Relation to the Word of God 50-51. Claims of Corruption Imply that God Did Not "Know" that His Holy Books Were Being Changed and thus Belittle the Character and Nature of God 52-53. Claims of Corruption Imply That God Did Not "Care" if His Holy Books Were Being Changed and thus Belittle the Character and Nature of God 54-55. Claims of Corruption Imply That God was Not "Faithful" or "Trustworthy" to Protect His Holy Books From Being Changed and thus Belittle the Character and Nature of God 56-57. Claims of Corruption Imply That God Did Not Maintain a Standard of "Truth" and "Justice" in His Holy Books and thus Belittle the Character and Nature of God 58-59. Claims of Corruption Imply That God Was Not "Merciful" or "Compasionate" Enough to Protect His Holy Books From Being Changed and thus Belittle the Character and Nature of God 60-61. Claims of Corruption Imply That God is Not "Powerful" or "Mighty" Enough to Protect His Holy Books From Being Changed and thus Belittle the Character and Nature of God 62-63. Claims of Corruption in Effect "Debase God" and "Exalt Satan" by Implying That God was not Able to Stop Satan from Changing His Holy Books 64-65. The Hypocritical Nature of the Muslim Claim that the Bible Has Been Changed 66-67. The Detailed Care Taken by the Jews in Copying the Text of the Old Testament 68-69. Early "Translations" of The Bible Before and After Islam Show Textual Agreement and Uniformity 70-71. Textual Manuscript Evidence for the New Testament 72-73. The Textual Agreement and Uniformity Between the Ancient Manuscripts and the Writings of the Patristics (the Early Church Fathers) 74-75. The Cardinal Doctrines of Christ 76-77. What Happened at the Early Church Councils? 78-79. What are the Apocryphal Books? 80-81. What is the Gospel of Barnabas? 82-83. Questions which Muslims Cannot Answer 84-85. What the Real Reasons are for the Muslim Claims of Corruption 86-87. Seven Reasons why Christians do not Believe in the Qur'an 88-89. "Blessing" or "Cursing": The Choice is Yours 90-97. The Unchanged Truth of the Everlasting Gospel ! 98-99. Bibliography 100-103. Index of Biblical References Used 104-106. Index of Qur'anic References Used 107. Footnotes 108. Notes