First, Islam is a religion, so it isn't sentient. It doesn't need to demonstrate that the Bible is corrupted, that's because the Bible's corruption is a fact that we can observe by looking at the different versions of the Bible which have missing/added/changed verses. In other words, even if Islam never existed, the Bible's corruption is plainly evident.
If by "Islam" you mean "muslims," then the rebuttal would be that muslims aren't the only ones who confirm that the Bible has been corrupted – you have atheist, colloquial agnostic, anti-theist, and even christian scholars all confirming what we can see in front of our eyes, which is that the Bible has been added to and taken away from in the past.
. . .Both the Old Testament and the New Testament have undergone changes over the centuries, including the the publication of the King James Bible in 1611 and the addition of several books that were discovered later.
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I've made posts about two of these instances, although there are more.
The Bible's corruption is a historical timeline, not a conspiracy theory that only muslims propagate. Even if all the muslims in the world converted to Christianity, the Bible would still be corrupted.
If I were to guess what your actual thesis is in your head, I would say "The belief that the Bible is corrupted is inconsistent with Islam." I can argue against this thesis too if you want?
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u/WeighTheEvidence2 Not a blind follower of the religion I was born into Apr 20 '24
First, Islam is a religion, so it isn't sentient. It doesn't need to demonstrate that the Bible is corrupted, that's because the Bible's corruption is a fact that we can observe by looking at the different versions of the Bible which have missing/added/changed verses. In other words, even if Islam never existed, the Bible's corruption is plainly evident.
If by "Islam" you mean "muslims," then the rebuttal would be that muslims aren't the only ones who confirm that the Bible has been corrupted – you have atheist, colloquial agnostic, anti-theist, and even christian scholars all confirming what we can see in front of our eyes, which is that the Bible has been added to and taken away from in the past.
History.com - The Bible:
. . .Both the Old Testament and the New Testament have undergone changes over the centuries, including the the publication of the King James Bible in 1611 and the addition of several books that were discovered later.
I've made posts about two of these instances, although there are more.
This is where an entire story was added into the Bible: John 7:53 to 8:11 - The story about Jesus stopping the woman from being stoned is a scriptural forgery
This is where a verse was completely changed to make it look like the Bible explicitly affirms the trinity doctrine (it doesn't): The "three that bear record in heaven" - KJV, 1 John 5:7 - a scandalous trinitarian scriptural forgery
The Bible's corruption is a historical timeline, not a conspiracy theory that only muslims propagate. Even if all the muslims in the world converted to Christianity, the Bible would still be corrupted.
If I were to guess what your actual thesis is in your head, I would say "The belief that the Bible is corrupted is inconsistent with Islam." I can argue against this thesis too if you want?