ah a convert from the west
before we go into the entire bible-quran theology debate... (wich you don't seem to get, that you cannot compare these books as if the bible is a quran... the bible is holy text in a whole other way then you perceive your quran to be)
it would help if you understood christianity:
http://www.answering-islam.org/Bible/reading.html
http://debate.org.uk/topics/trtracts/t08.htm
http://www.netbible.org/docs/theology/biblio/otcanon.htm
not that much to read, i hope you make an effort to enlighten yourself.
and can you answer me why did you chose muhammed as the last messenger? you assume allready that the theology you defend has divine status, or should be used to compare with the bible... i think the quran has no more authority to be compared with the bible then the manuel of a vacuum cleaner.
you'll need to give valid judeo-christian arguments on why we should perceive the quran or it's prophet as anything divine to begin with?
and with that christians hold the cards that:
- many many supposed prophets claimed that title, and still are doing so today (i'll come back to this in a minute)
- The quran has tons of stories copied from arabian folklore and apocrypha by christian heretic sects who were banished to the pensulina at the time. this plagiarism is still proveable
- That muhammed is a total opposite of the last revelation by God. Jesus preached peace, and to be as wise as snakes and as innocent as doves... Muhammed teached to be as wise as doves and as violent as snakes.
- Muhammed completly destroys genesis, apocalyps, the ot and the gospel and gives it his own theories with a touch of blasphemy to it... wich is totally ANTI-christian and sounds very suspicious for ONE man to question 4000 years of divine revelation with out question
- The prophet has no more signs of prophethood then me... muhammed lacks miracles, lacks prophecies,... and has only sins and a book in return. Maybe you could follow me too !! I fit the profile for a prophet!
i mean
- the Prophet Manes claimed exactly the same as muhammed 200 years before muhammed arived on the scene!!! even in the exact words muhammed copied... as the seal of previous prophets! And he also claimed prophethood because an angel inspired him (just like muhammed! what a coincidence?)
- the Prophet Joseph Smith claimed that he was the last prophet of God, and said he was the next best thing and the final solution for christianity... also with a dangling new book to go with it!
- the Prophet Muhammed also after promising booty and women to his possy laying waste to lands who didn't wanna pay taxes were bereft of their freedom of religion by converting to islam under force. said he was a prophet.
- but as well did the Lord Jesus claim that he was the last prophet, but at least this person has tons of credible scripture from that time (including non christians)! all islamic scripture is from muslims (surely are you that gullible to swallow all that? if the nazis won the war, they would of made their own history too, in that history poland would of really attacked germany, just like mecca supponsly attacked muhammed) and many events followed after the asserted time of jesus's life and dead, comply with history and archeology... including prophecies predicted by jesus.
- You also have many other dangerous fruitcakes today who claim divine titles of prophecy... Raël (Claude Vorilhon), Reverend Moon, Charles Manson, Charles Taze Russel, Bah'a'lluh, Guru Nanak, etc.... it doesn't end !!
Yet obviously smart guy as you are, knew christ talked about false prophets. People who would try and copy him, or say they were talking in the same breath... people, Jesus knew would deceive even the very smart! (if that were possible).
Why do you discard the prophet joseph smith and the prophet manes? when they have the exact same credibilty as muhammed? if you were a honest man, you should believe all tree of them are the last prophets of God? cause they both have a equal amount of no qualifications for being one. cause any rebution you'd be giving against joseph smith or manes would be the same as rebuting muhammed. cause you'd have to use the same arguments against him as well. Face it Islam just like all the other heresies are parasites of christianity. and Islam is a very weak religion once you disect and question it. It's not a house build on a rock.
Muhammed's just a pirating merchant who wanted to make alot of money... with a religion
Qur’an 2:41 “Be not the first to deny or sell My Verses for a small price; and fear Me, and Me alone.” [Another translation reads:] “Part not with My Revelations for a trifling price, getting a small gain by selling My Verses.”
Ishaq:327 “Allah made booty lawful and good. He used it to incite the Muslims to unity of purpose. So enjoy what you have captured.”
Sure you would say "who'd be that nuts, to do such a thing?" well look at today's times... people would do everything for money
"If a man really wanted to make a million dollars, the best way to do it would be to start his own religion." - L Ron Hubbard - Founder of Scientology
you may condemn jewish and christian scripture all you want dragging it down to your level will not make the quran divine scripture... otherwise you juste made neo-nazis into saints!
enjoy your religion of money, plagiarism, womenizing and war...
you may be proud of it