Introduction 9
The Old Testament 20
I. General Outlines 20
ORIGINS OF THE BIBLE 23
II. The Books Of The Old Testament 26
The Torah Or Pentateuch 29
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS 34
THE PROPHETIC BOOKS 37
THE BOOKS OF POETRY AND WISDOM 39
III. The Old Testament and Science Findings 41
THE CREATION OF THE WORLD 42
THE DATE OF THE WORLD’S CREATION AND THE DATE OF MAN’S APPEARANCE ON EARTH. 50
THE FLOOD 54
IV. Position Of Christian Authors With Regard To Scientific Error In The Biblical Texts. 58
A Critical Examination. 58
V. Conclusions 64
THE GOSPELS 67
I. INTRODUCTION 67
II. Historical Reminder Judeo-Christianity And Saint Paul 72
III. The Four Gospels. Sources and History. 78
The Gospel According To Matthew 83
The Gospel According To Mark 88
The Gospel According To Luke 91
The Gospel According To John 95
Sources Of The Gospels 98
History Of The Texts 104
IV. The Gospels and Modern Science. The General Genealogies of Jesus. 110
The Genealogies Of Jesus. 111
Critical Examination Of The Texts. 117
Commentaries Of Modern Experts In Exegesis. 120
V. Contradictions and Improbabilities in the Descriptions. 122
Descriptions Of The Passion 122
John’s Gospel Does Not Describe The Institution Of The Eucharist. 123
Appearances Of Jesus Raised From The Dead. 126
Ascension of Jesus 128
Jesus’s Last Dialogues. 131
The Paraclete Of John’s Gospel. 131
VI. Conclusions 136
THE QUR’AN AND MODERN SCIENCE 139
I. Introduction 139
II. Authenticity of the Qur’an. How It Came To Be Written. 157
III. The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth. 164
Differences From And Resemblances To The Biblical Description. 164
The Qur’an Does Not Lay Down A Sequence For The Creation Of The Earth And Heavens. 169
The Basic Process Of The Formation Of The Universe And The Resulting Composition Of The Worlds. 170
Some Modern Scientific Data Concerning The Formation Of The Universe. 174
Confrontation with the Data in the Qur’an Concerning The Creation. 179
Answers To Certain Objections 182
IV. Astronomy in the Qur’an 184
A. General Reflections Concerning The Sky. 185
B. Nature Of Heavenly Bodies. 188
E. The Conquest Of Space. 202
V. The Earth 205
A. Verses Containing General Statements 205
B. The Water Cycle And The Seas. 208
C. The Earth’s Relief. 216
D. The Earth’s Atmosphere. 219
VI. The Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms 222
A. The Origins Of Life. 222
B. The Vegetable Kingdom. 224
C. The Animal Kingdom 228
VII. Human Reproduction 236
Reminder Of Certain Basic Concepts. 236
Human Reproduction In The Qur’an. 238
The Qur’an And Sex Education. 246
Qur’anic and Biblical Narrations 250
I. General Outlines 250
Parallel: Qur’an/Gospel and Modem Knowledge. 250
Parallel: Qur’an/ Old Testament and Modem Knowledge. 252
II. The Flood 253
The Biblical Narration of the Flood and the Criticism Leveled at It- A Reminder. 253
The Narration of the Flood Contained in the Qur’an. 255
III. The Exodus 259
The Exodus According To The Bible 260
The Exodus According To The Qur’an 262
Confrontation Between Scriptural Data And Modern Knowledge 265
1. Examination of Certain Details Contained in the Narrations The Hebrews in Egypt 265
2. The Point Occupied by the Exodus in the History of the Pharaohs 269
3. Rameses II, Pharaoh of the Oppression Merneptah, Pharaoh of the Exodus 272
4. The Description Contained in the Holy Scriptures of the Pharaoh’s Death During the Exodus. 278
5. Pharaoh Merneptah’s Mummy 280
THE QUR’AN, HADITHS AND 284
MODERN SCIENCE 284
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 292

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