Sorry to importune the list with another query. As a result of a student's
question, I have been trying to look into the reasons why Muslims believe
that the Bible has been deformed, altered, bowdlerized and assert that
portions of the Scriptures (which for instance predict the coming of
Muhammad) were taken out. I was trying to determine whether any
discussions of the formation of the canon in modern biblical scholarship
deals with this claim, and was told by a noted theologian that there is
no evidence, even in apocyphal sources, of such passages ever having existed
in the Jewish or Christian scriptures.
I wondered whether medieval Muslims or Christians ever addressed this
matter in polemics aimed at the Muslims, or in debates between Muslims and
Christians, or even in exegetical discussions amongst Jewish or Christian
scholars?
Thanks in advance,
Monica Sandor
Queen's University
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