The Perfect Book Problem
The street claim that the Quran is preserved to the letter while the Bible is corrupted, tested against Islam's own canon and manuscripts. The copies are excellent; the absolute claim is what fails.
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The Uncreated Word
Islam fought a fifteen-year inquisition over whether the Quran is created, and a Christian monk posed the decisive dilemma a century earlier. What the createdness controversy opens up for a conversation about John 1.
Answering Islam's Questions
The three questions every Christian eventually hears from a Muslim friend, answered from the sources: the corrupted-Bible claim, the three-gods claim, and the challenge that Jesus never claimed to be God.
The Crucifixion Problem
The Quran denies the crucifixion in a single sentence written six centuries after the event. What happens when that sentence meets the method historians use to establish any ancient fact.
Abrogation and the Two Books
Islam's doctrine of abrogation from inside its own sources: what Quran 2:106 establishes, how far classical scholars said the sword verse reached, and what happened to the one reformer who tried to reverse the order.
How to Talk About Jesus With Muslims
A practical guide to sharing the gospel with Muslim friends: the common ground the Quran already grants, the fault line you can't soften, and the table manners that keep the conversation alive. Part 2 of the Your Muslim Neighbor series.
The Questions That Open Doors
Nine questions Christians can ask Muslim friends, why each one works, and where the conversation goes — from assurance of paradise to the Sana'a manuscript.
What the Quran Actually Is
What the Quran is, how Islam says it was compiled, what the earliest manuscripts actually show, and an honest comparison with the New Testament that neither side's apologists will love.
What the Hadith Are (and Why They Run Everything)
The five daily prayers aren't in the Quran. A guide to the hadith canon — the Six Books, isnad chains, what 'sahih' certifies, and what the most authentic collections actually contain.
The Jesus of the Quran
The Quran honors Jesus as virgin-born Messiah and coming judge, yet denies the incarnation and the crucifixion. Why Jesus is the original fault line between Islam and Christianity, and why he is also the door.