Christian/Muslim ThreadsNo Proof Quran Copied from Bible, Gnostic or Jewish SourcesSorry, I missed the later part of Liberate's arguments. So, the Arabic Gospel of Infancy was based upon earlier Infancy Gospels. It is not clear when the Arabic Gospel was written although the writer mentioned it was based on earlier apocryphals 2nd century onwards. If this is the case, I have no problem with that. If I take it that the Arabic Gospel of Infancy was borrowed from earleir sources, then if PJ and Thomas (see above) was written in Egyptian/Syriac 5th-6th Century, it is probable that the Arabic Gospel of Infancy was post-Quranic. I cannot say that this is my PROOF, similarly you cannot use this to say that it is pre Quranic. Furthermore, the Egyptian/Syriac Arabic and Quraish Arabic argument still holds. Even writers you quoted are not sure of the precise dates of the earlier childhood Gospels: I think Liberate is confused with what I think about the story of the childhood of Jesus. Muslims believe that the stories in the Quran about Jesus happened during his lifetime.. that is not 2nd century story. Just bec the 'canonical' Gospel writers failed to mention his childhood stories, does not mean it is not true. There were many Gospels describing the childhood of Jesus, Christians only believe in the part where the early Church says it is 'canonical'. I suppose I do not need a scholar to refute the argument that the Arabic Gospel of Infancy was available at Mecca duirng the Prophet's time. The writers you quoted failed to inform the readers the i) dates of the Arabic Infancy Gospel (it could be even post-Quranic) ii) textual criticism of the Gospel. If the Arabic style was Quraish or Egyptian/Coptic. iii) If the Arabic Gospel of Infancy was available to the Meccans during the Prophet's time. Due to the difficulty of pinpointing (i) to (iii), it is of no surprise if the Encycl. Brittanica said
Just like Tisdall, you cannot prove 'textual borrowing', focus on 'oral traditions.' salam |
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