What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur'an

by James R. White

Overview

A Look Inside the Sacred Book of One of the World's Fastest-Growing Religions

What used to be an exotic religion of people halfway around the world is now the belief system of people living across the street. Through fair, contextual use of the Qur'an as the primary source text, apologist James R. White presents Islamic beliefs about Christ, salvation, the Trinity, the afterlife, and other important topics. White shows how the sacred text of Islam differs from the teachings of the Bible in order to help Christians engage in open, honest discussions with Muslims.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764209765
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	05/01/2013
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

James R. White is the author of several acclaimed books, including The God Who Justifies and The Forgotten Trinity. The director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, a Christian apologetics organization, he is an accomplished and respected debater and an elder of the Phoenix Reformed Baptist Church. James also blogs at the Alpha and Omega Ministries site www.aomin.org. He and his family live in Phoenix, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Why Study the Qur'an? 9

1 The Qur'an and Muhammad of Mecca 19

2 The Qur'an: A Brief Introduction 51

3 Allah: Tawhid, Shirk, the Mithaq and the Fitra 59

4 "Say Not Three": The Qur'an and the Trinity 75

5 Jesus in the Qur'an 105

6 The Qur'an and the Cross 129

7 The Scales: Salvation in the Qur'an 145

8 Did the "People of the Book" Corrupt the Gospel? 165

9 Prophecies of Muhammad in the Bible 193

10 The Perfection of the Qur'an? Parallels and Sources 217

11 The Perfection of the Qur'an? Transmission and Text 249

Conclusion 283

Acknowledgments 289

Glossary 291

Bibliography 297

Biblical Reference Index 301

Qur'an Reference Index 303

Subject Index 307

About the Author 311