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Course 1: BIBLICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE KORAN

A Ministry Course on Biblical Content in the Koran

Jump to Unit: 01 -- 02 -- 03 -- 04 -- 05 -- 06 -- 07 -- 08 -- 09 --10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- 20

STAGE 1 - INTRODUCTION

001 -- Overall Contents

Unit 01 - PREVIEW: What to expect in this ministry course

002 -- Opening: Hebrews 4:12 and Prayer
003 -- General Introduction
004 -- Introduction to the FIRST HALF of this course
005 -- Introduction to STAGE 1
006 -- Introduction to Unit 01
007 -- Preview of Unit 01 - General Structure of this Course
008 -- Preview of Unit 02 - Bible and Koran as Books
009 -- Preview of STAGE 2 - Biblical Passages and Biblical Personalities in the Koran
010 -- Preview of Unit 03 - Biblical Passages in the Koran
011 -- Preview of Unit 04 - Biblical Personalities in the Koran
012 -- Preview of Unit 05 - The Biblical Adam in the Koran
013 -- Preview of Unit 06 - General Procedure
014 -- Preview of Unit 07 - Investigate Omissions
015 -- Preview of Unit 08 - Investigate Additions
016 -- Preview of Unit 09 - Investigate Changes
017 -- Preview of Unit 10 - Panorama on Adam in Bible and Koran
018 -- Preview of STAGE 3 - Biblical Words and Biblical Teachings in the Koran
019 -- Preview of Unit 11 - Comparing the Words of the Bible and the Koran
020 -- Preview of Unit 12 - Four Dimensions of Biblical Teachings in view of the Koran
021 -- Preview of Unit 13 - Dimension 1: Human Life With God in Bible and Koran
022 -- Preview of Unit 14 - Dimension 2: God and His Creatures in Bible and Koran
023 -- Preview of Unit 15 - Dimension 3: Sin, Judgement and God's Salvation in Bible and Koran
024 -- Preview of Unit 16 - Dimension 4: Communal Life With and Before God in Bible and Koran
025 -- Preview of Unit 17 - Example: Atonement in Bible and Koran
026 -- Preview of STAGE 4 - Competing Approaches
027 -- Preview of Unit 18 - Jewish Approaches
028 -- Preview of Unit 19 - Muslim Approaches
029 -- Preview of Unit 20 - Academic Approaches
030 -- Assignment for UNIT 01
031 -- Closing: Prayer and Hebrews 4:12

Unit 02 - INNER LIMITS: Comparing the Bible and the Koran as BOOKS

032 -- Opening: Jeremiah 22:29 and Prayer
033 -- Introduction to UNIT 02
034 -- SIMILARITIES Between the Bible and the Koran as Books
035 -- SIMILARITY 1: Revelation
036 -- SIMILARITY 2: God
037 -- SIMILARITY 3: Men of God
038 -- SIMILARITY 4: Creation and Judgment
039 -- DIFFERENCES Between the Bible and the Koran as Books
040 -- DIFFERENCE 1: The History of Formation of Each Book
041 -- DIFFERENCE 2: The Original Language(s) of Each Book
042 -- DIFFERENCE 3: The Status of Translations of Each Book
043 -- DIFFERENCE 4: The Order of the Content of Each Book
044 -- DIFFERENCE 5: The Size of the Text of Each Book
045 -- DIFFERENCE 6: The Usage of Each Book
046 -- DIFFERENCE 7: The Existence of Supplements to Each Book
047 -- Summary of UNIT 02: The INNER LIMITS of our Biblical Investigations of the Koran
048 -- Assignment for UNIT 02
049 -- Closing: Prayer and Jeremiah 22:29

STAGE 2 - Tracing Biblical PASSAGES and Biblical PERSONALITIES in the Koran

Unit 03 - SURVEY: For the Bible as a whole, produce a panorama of biblical PSSAGES that were taken up in the Koran

050 -- Opening: Psalm 119:89 and Prayer
051 -- Introduction to STAGE 2
052 -- Introduction to UNIT 03
053 -- OLD TESTAMENT Part 1 (Torah) in the Koran
054 -- OLD TESTAMENT Part 2 (History) in the Koran
055 -- OLD TESTAMENT Part 3 (Writings) in the Koran
056 -- OLD TESTAMENT Part 4 (Prophets) in the Koran
057 -- NEW TESTAMENT Part 1 (Gospels) in the Koran
058 -- NEW TESTAMENT Part 2 (Acts) in the Koran
059 -- NEW TESTAMENT Part 3 (Letters) in the Koran
060 -- NEW TESTAMENT Part 4 (Revelation) in the Koran
061 -- Summary of UNIT 03
062 -- Assignment for UNIT 03
063 -- Closing: Prayer and Psalm 119:89

Unit 04 - COMPILE: For PERSONALITIES in the Bible taken up in the Koran produce lists of Bible passages and corresponding lists of Koran passages for each such biblical personality

064 -- Opening: Psalm 18:30 and Prayer
065 -- Introduction to UNIT 04
066 -- ADAM and his SONS in Bible and Koran
067 -- NOAH and his SONS in Bible and Koran
068 -- ABRAHAM and his SONS in Bible and Koran
069 -- JACOB and his RELATIVES in Bible and Koran
070 -- JOSEPH and his FAMILY in Bible and Koran
071 -- MOSES and his PEOPLE in Bible and Koran
072 -- SAUL, the King, in Bible and Koran
073 -- DAVID and his Son SOLOMON in Bible and Koran
074 -- ELIJAH, the Prophet, in Bible and Koran
075 -- ELISHA, the Prophet, in Bible and Koran
076 -- JOB in Bible and Koran
077 -- JONAH in Bible and Koran
078 -- JOHN the BAPTIST in Bible and Koran
079 -- CHRIST and his DISCIPLES in Bible and Koran
080 -- Assignment for UNIT 04
081 -- Closing: Prayer and Psalm 18:30

Unit 05 - CORRELATE: For biblical passages on ADAM associate Koran passages to similar biblical passages, to find omissions of, additions to, and changes of biblical content in the Koran

082 -- Opening: 1 Peter 1:25 and Prayer
083 -- Introduction to UNIT 05
084 -- The Correlating Procedure
085 -- Adam in Genesis 1 Correlated to the Koran
Here the Koran has: CHANGED Gen 1:26-31
086 -- Adam in Genesis 2 Correlated to the Koran
Here the Koran has: OMITTED Gen 2:4 -- OMITTED Gen 2:5-6 --- CHANGED Gen 2:7 --- ADDED Sura 95:4-5 --- ADDED Sura 3:33 --- ADDED Sura 7:11-18 et al --- ADDED Sura 10:115 --- OMITTED Gen 2:8-14 --- CHANGED Gen 2:15-17 --- CHANGED Gen2:18-25
087 -- Adam in Genesis 3 Correlated to the Koran
Here the Koran has: CHANGED Gen 3:1-5 --- CHANGED Gen 3:6-7 --- CHANGED Gen 3:8-13 --- OMITTED Gen 3:14-15 --- OMITTED Gen 3:16 --- CHANGED Gen 3:17-19 --- CHANGED Gen 3:10-21 --- CHANGED Gen 3:22-24 --- ADDED Sura 2:37 et al
088 -- Adam in Genesis 4 Correlated to the Koran
Here the Koran has: OMITTED Gen 4:1-2 --- CHANGED Gen 4:3-15 --- OMITTED Gen 4:16-24 --- CHANGED Gen 4:25-26
089 -- Adam in Genesis 5 Correlated to the Koran
Here the Koran has: OMITTED Gen 5:1-32
090 -- Summary of the Correlation for Adam in the Bible and the Koran
091 -- Assignment for UNIT 05
092 -- Closing: Prayer and 1 Peter 1:25

Unit 06 - OBJECTIVES: Follow a general procedure for analyzing, explaining and using omissions, additions and changes between the Bible and the Koran

093 -- Opening: Luke 11:28 and Prayer
094 -- Introduction to UNIT 06
095 -- OBJECTIVE 1: ANALYZE and UNDERSTAND the meaning of each of these three types of relationship
096 -- OBJECTIVE 2: EXPLAIN and INTERPRET the reasons for and consequence from these three types of relationship
097 -- OBJECTIVE 3: USE and APPLY these comparative findings in your ministry
098 -- Assignment for UNIT 06
099 -- Closing: Prayer and Luke 11:28

Unit 07 - INVESTIGATE OMISSIONS: For Adam in the Bible, what biblical content was omitted in the Koran, why was it omitted and what can you do about it in your ministry?

100 -- Opening: Revelation 22:19 and Prayer
101 -- Introduction to UNIT 07
07.1 - OMISSION EXAMPLE 1: The LORD God (Genesis 2:4b omitted in the Koran)
102 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 1: The biblical text omitted in the Koran (Genesis 2:4b)
103 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 1: Analysis of this omission - The meaning of God's name "Yahweh"
104 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 1: Explanation of this omission - Why did the Koran omit God's name "Yahweh"?
105 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 1: Application of these findings in ministry
07.2 - OMISSION EXAMPLE 2: The LORD God planted a garden in Eden as a place for Adam to live in (Genesis 2:8-14 omitted in the Koran)
106 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 2: The biblical text omitted in the Koran (Genesis 2:8-14)
107 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 2: Analysis of this omission - Geographical details and God as Immanuel in the Bible
108 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 2: Explanation of this omission - Why did the Koran omit biblical place names and God as Immanuel?
109 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 2: Application of these findings in ministry
07.3 - OMISSION EXAMPLE 3: The descendants of Adam and Eve from their third son Seth (Genesis 5:1-32 omitted in the Koran)
110 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 3: The biblical text omitted in the Koran (Genesis 5:1-32)
111 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 3: Analysis of this omission - Chronological information and the notions of fatherhood and sonship in the Bible
112 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 3: Explanation of this omission - Why did the Koran omit most biblical genealogies?
113 -- OMISSION EXAMPLE 3: Application of these findings in ministry
114 -- Assignment for UNIT 07
115 -- Closing: Prayer and Revelation 22:19

Unit 08 - INVESTIGATE ADDITIONS: For Adam in the Koran, what non-biblical content was added to the Koran, from where was it added and what can you do about it in your ministry?

116 -- Opening: Proverbs 30:6 and Prayer
117 -- Introduction to UNIT 08
08.1 - ADDITION EXAMPLE 1: Allah commanded the angels to worship Adam right after his creation. All obeyed except the Devil, who was condemned by Allah, but given respite on the Devil's appeal (Six koranic passages about Adam added by the Koran)
118 -- ADDITION EXAMPLE 1: The koranic TEXTS added to the Bible (Suras 2:34 -- 7:11-18 -- 15:28-43 -- 17:61-66 -- 20:116-117 -- 38:71-85)
119 -- ADDITION EXAMPLE 1: ANALYSIS of this addition - Overview: 11 subjects in six parallel koranic passages
120 -- Koranic Synopsis 1 - The situation: the first human being created by Allah
121 -- Koranic Synopsis 2 - Allah commanded the angels to worship Adam
122 -- Koranic Synopsis 3 - All angels obeyed, only Iblis (the Devil) refused to worship Adam
123 -- Koranic Synopsis 4 - Allah asked Iblis, why he did not worship Adam
124 -- Koranic Synopsis 5 - The excuse of Iblis not to worship Adam
125 -- Koranic Synopsis 6 - Allah's judgment on Iblis for not worshipping Adam
126 -- Koranic Synopsis 7 - Iblis asked for a delay of Allah's judgment
127 -- Koranic Synopsis 8 - Allah granted Iblis the delay of the judgment
128 -- Koranic Synopsis 9 - Iblis told Allah how he plans to harass humans
129 -- Koranic Synopsis 10 - How Allah responded to this plan of Iblis
130 -- Koranic Synopsis 11 - How Allah warned Adam of Iblis
131 -- ADDITION EXAMPLE 1: ANALYSIS of this omission - Summary and results
132 -- ADDITION EXAMPLE 1: EXPLANATION of this addition - From where did the Koran get this non-biblical content on Adam?
133 -- Non-Biblical Source 1: The context of the non-biblical text, which influenced the Koran
134 -- Non-Biblical Source 2: The verses of the non-biblical text, which influenced the Koran
135 -- Non-Biblical Source 3: How the Koran adapted this non-biblical text
136 -- ADDITION EXAMPLE 1: EXPLANATION of this addition - The difference to the biblical teaching on Adam
137 -- ADDITION EXAMPLE 1: APPLICATION of these findings in ministry
08.2 - ADDITION EXAMPLE 2: Adam's repentance and restitution (Three koranic verses about Adam added by the Koran)
138 -- ADDITION EXAMPLE 2: The koranic texts added to the Bible verses about Adam (Suras 2:37 -- 7:23 -- 20:122)
139 -- Analysis 1 - The contexts of these three Koran verses
140 -- Analysis 2 - The eight non-biblical teachings about Adam in the Koran in these three Koran verses
140 -- Analysis 3 - The significance of these non-biblical teachings on Adam in the Koran
142 -- ADDITION EXAMPLE 2: Explanation of this addition - From where did the Koran get this non-biblical content on Adam?
143 -- Non-Biblical Source 1: Did Adam repent?
144 -- Non-Biblical Source 2: Did Allah pardon Adam?
145 -- ADDITION EXAMPLE 2: Application of these findings in ministry
146 -- Assignment for UNIT 08
147 -- Closing: Prayer and Proverbs 30

Unit 09 - INVESTIGATE CHANGES: For Adam in the Bible and in the Koran, what biblical content was changed in the Koran, why was it changed and what can you do about it in your ministry?

148 -- Opening: Luke 16:17 and Prayer
149 -- Introduction to UNIT 09
09.1 - CHANGE EXAMPLE 1: Adam in the Garden and the interdiction to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil
150 -- CHANGE EXAMPLE 1: The biblical TEXTS that are changed in the koranic TEXTS (Genesis 2:15-17 was changed in Suras 2:35 -- 7:19 -- 20:120)
151 -- CHANGE EXAMPLE 1: Introduction to the ANALYSIS and EXPLANATION of these correlated texts from Bible and Koran
09.1.1 - Element 1: God put Adam in the Garden of Eden
152 -- Element 1: The TEXTS (Genesis 2:15a changed in Sura 2:35a+b and Sura 7:19a+b)
153 -- Element 1: ANALYSIS - How Genesis 2:15a was taken up and changed in the Koran
154 -- Element 1: EXPLANATION - Why did the Koran change Genesis 3:15a this way?
09.1.2 - Element 2: The purpose of Adam in the Garden of Eden
155 -- Element 2: TEXT and ANYLYSIS (Genesis 2:15b was omitted in the Koran)
156 -- Element 2: EXPLANATION - The difference between the biblical and koranic concepts of Paradise
09.1.3 - Element 3: God spoke to Adam
157 -- Element 3: The TEXTS (Genesis 2:16a was changed in Sura 2:35a and Sura 7:19a)
158 -- Element 3: ANALYSIS - How Genesis 2:16a was changed in the Koran
159 -- Element 3: EXPLANATION - Differences between the biblical and koranic descriptions of God
09.1.4 - Element 4: Permission to eat of every tree in the garden
160 -- Element 4: The TEXTS (Genesis 2:16b was changed in Sura 2:35c and Sura 7:19c)
161 -- Element 4: ANALYSIS - How Genesis 2:16b was paraphrased and changed in the Koran
162 -- Element 4: EXPLANATION - Differences between the biblical and koranic descriptions of Paradise
09.1.5 - Element 5: Interdiction to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil
163 -- Element 5: The TEXTS (Genesis 2:17a was changed in Sura 2:35d, Sura 7:19d and Sura 20:120)
164 -- Element 5: ANALYSIS - How Genesis 2:17a was changed in the Koran
165 -- Element 5: EXPLANATION - Differences between the biblical and koranic descriptions of the forbidden tree in Paradise
09.1.6 - Element 6: Consequences of breaking this interdiction
166 -- Element 6: The TEXTS (Genesis 2:17b was changed in Sura 2:35e and Sura 7:19e)
167 -- Element 6: ANALYSIS - How Genesis 2:17b was changed in the Koran
168 -- Element 6: EXPLANATION - Differences between the biblical and Koranic concepts of sin
169 -- CHANGE EXAMPLE 1: APPLICATION of these findings in ministry
170 -- Assignment for UNIT 09
09.2 - CHANGE EXAMPLE 2: Adam's wife and he himself ate of the forbidden tree
171 -- CHANGE EXAMPLE 2: The biblical TEXTS that are changed in the Koranic TEXTS (Genesis 3:6.7 was changed in Suras 7:22+27 -- 20:115+120+121)
09.3 - CHANGE EXAMPLE 3: The LORD God condemned Adam
172 -- CHANGE EXAMPLE 3: The biblical TEXTS that are changed in the Koranic TEXTS (Genesis 3:16-17 was changed in Suras 2:36 -- 7:24 -- 20:55 -- 22:66)
173 -- Closing: Prayer and Luke 16:17

Unit 10 - CONCLUDE: Bring together all findings in a panorama on how biblical content about Adam was modified in the Koran

174 -- Opening: John 17:17 and Prayer
175 -- Introduction to UNIT 10
10.1 - Adam in Genesis 1
176 -- 176 - Adam 01 - Adam was created in the image of Elohim (God) and given commandments by God
10.2 - Adam in Genesis 2
177 -- Adam 02 - The LORD God (Yahweh)
178 -- Adam 03 - The Land before its cultivation
179 -- Adam 04 - How the LORD God made Adam out of Earth
180 -- Adam 05 - The best stature of Adam at his creation by Allah
181 -- Adam 06 - Allah elected Adam over the worlds
182 -- Adam 07 - Allah commanded the angels to worship Adam right after his creation. All obeyed except the Devil, who was condemned by Allah, but given respite on the Devil's appeal
183 -- Adam 08 - Allah's covenant with Adam
184 -- Adam 09 - The LORD God planted a garden in Eden as a place for Adam to live in
185 -- Adam 10 - Adam in the garden and the interdiction to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil
186 -- Adam 11 - How the LORD God made a helper for Adam
10.3 - Adam in Genesis 3
187 -- Adam 12 - How the snake seduced Adam's wife in the Garden
188 -- Adam 13 - Adam's wife and he himself ate of the forbidden tree
189 -- Adam 14 - How Adam and his wife tried to excuse themselves in the LORD God's conversation with them
190 -- Adam 15 - The LORD God condemned the snake
191 -- Adam 15: SUPPLEMENT
192 -- Adam 16 - The LORD God condemned Adam's wife
193 -- Adam 17 - The LORD God condemned Adam
194 -- Adam 18 - Adam named his wife Eve and the LORD God made garments of skin for them to cover their nakedness
195 -- Adam 19 - The LORD God expelled Adam from the Garden of Eden
196 -- Adam 20 - Adam's repentance and restitution
10.4 - Adam in Genesis 4
197 -- Adam 21 - The birth of Cain and Abel
198 -- Adam 22 - How Cain killed his brother Abel and then was tried and judged by the LORD God
199 -- Adam 23 - The descendants of Cain
200 -- Adam 24 - A third son is born to Adam and Eve
10.5 - Adam in Genesis 5
201 -- Adam 25 - The descendants of Adam and Eve from this third son Seth
202 -- Assignment for UNIT 10
203 -- Closing: Prayer and John 17:17

STAGE 3 - Tracing Biblical WORDS and Biblical TEACHINGS in the Koran

Unit 11 - SURVEY: Compare all the words of the Arabic Bible and of the Arabic Koran to produce an exhaustive comparative concordance on the Bible and Koran in Arabic

Unit 12 - ORGANIZE: Distinguish four Dimensions of biblical teachings as a framework for comparing teachings of the Bible with corresponding teachings of the Koran

Unit 13 - DIMENSION 1: Human life with God in Bible and Koran

Unit 14 - DIMENSION 2: God and his Creatures in Bible and Koran

Unit 15 - DIMENSION 3: Sin, Judgment and Salvation in Bible and Koran

Unit 16 - DIMENSION 4: Communal Life with and before God in Bible and Koran

Unit 17 - EXAMPLE: The teaching on atonement in the Old Testament, in the New Testament and in the Koran

STAGE 4 - OUTER LIMITS: Competing Approaches

Unit 18 - JEWISH Approaches: Rabbinical Investigations of the Koran

Unit 19 - MUSLIM Approaches: Koranic Investigations of the Bible

Unit 20 - ACADEMIC Approaches: Critically Rationalistic Investigations of both the Bible and the Koran

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