How to Compare the New Testament & the Quran
- 1). Discuss the interpretations of Jesus Christ. According to The New Testament, Jesus was God's son, who was crucified on the cross and resurrected three days later. In The Quran, Jesus is a messenger, a prophet, but not God's son. The Quran also rejects the Holy Trinity. In the fourth surah, it reads, "Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) a messenger of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary...Say not "Trinity"...for Allah is one Allah: Glory be to Him." The Holy Trinity is a belief among Christians of three divine spirits, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, but it is not specifically alluded to the in The New Testament.
- 2). Compare references to Mohammed. The New Testament has no references to Mohammed, as it was canonized before Mohammed's birth in 571 A.D. The Koran describes Mohammed as God's last and greatest prophet, who brings the surahs, the Koran's verses, which become the founding principles of Islam.
- 3). Talk about the differences between the writing of the Quran and the writing of the Bible. The Quran today contains the same verses as Mohamed -- Islam's founder and Allah's last prophet -- laid out in the sixth century A.D. In the later part of the Roman Empire, the Councils of Nicaea were held to form Christian canon and establish which parts of the Bible, The New Testament, would be included. Today, there are many versions of the New Testament used by various Christian sects. All Muslims use the same Koran, but believe in different hadiths, or religious proclamations that followed Mohammed's death.
- 4). Compare the different conclusions on good and evil. In The New Testament, man is predisposed to evil. This is illustrated in the story of Adam and Eve, where the devil tempts the two out of paradise. In the Koran, man is equally as capable of good and evil and there is no equivalent to the story of Adam and Eve.
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