The Gentle Answer to the Muslim Accusation of Biblical Falsification Paperback – April 28, 2015

"Were the Scriptures (the Tawrat and Injil) tampered with in order to hide references to Muhammad, the messenger of Islam? What happened to the "Gospel of Jesus"? Why are there four gospels? What about the Gospel of Barnabas? Is Jesus really who Christians say he is?" These and many other questions are lucidly and irenically answered.Dr. Nickel is very direct at times, urging the readers to consider what he has presented before them. This is no mere academic book, but a call for us to sit and dialogue together. He says, "Finally, we appeal to our Muslim readers to be honest and reasonable--to give up unsupported attacks on the Bible and instead consider solid evidence and scholarly research." (p. 76)If the reader does not have a background in studying Islam, the book might be difficult to wade through. However, I would encourage the reader to keep at it. The apologetic section on the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament alone are extremely worthwhile and edifying to read.Dr. Nickel is a brilliant scholar of the Qur'an and the Christian Bible. He grew up and spent much of his life in South Asian and is also a man who genuinely loves Muslims and Christians.I highly recommend this book!William McKinney

Very impressed with the calm, collected attitude the author has towards trying to carry the conversation forward. The author included all footnotes and bibliography at the bottom of the page that contains each respective note. This was a great help to me, and shows the honesty and integrity of placing all sources right in plain view. Many authors bury these things at the end of the book, not to try and hide things, or course, but it's a pain to continually flip back and forth from the text to the notes.One of the top 10 non-fiction books I've read. I honestly couldn't put it down. It really opened my eyes to the existence of variant Muslim scholarship since the 7th century. There's plenty of sources listed for one to continue their research with the primary sources themselves if one chooses. Very impressed with the high level of professional courtesy and scholarship presented in this book.

This is a must-have-volume to whoever wants to study Islam and Christianity seriously. Dr. Nickel carefully surveys scriptural studies, both of the Qur'an and the Bible, to answer difficult questions raised by Muslims and non-Muslims. This book provides numerous topics that Muslim and Christian may have peaceful dialogues for deeper understanding on the contents of both scriptures. Read the Qur'an and the Bible! Have peaceful conversion with your neighbors! This is the invitation of the author to all.

Excellent...Excellent read...Dr. Nickel has done excellent research on this subject and calls us all to the table to reason together...There is lots of superficial discussion of this subject but none has gone as in as detail, with as much love and respect for the other. This book addresses many false assumptions that many people have about the relationship between the Abrahamic faiths. READ READ READ!!!!!

Really good book but more for those who already have a knowledge of the Quran. Nickel goes into this book evaluating certain things such as new testament and old testament reliability, i feel that the main text for this book is surah 5:47, if your looking for something very detailed in the focus of what the Quran claims this is the book your looking for

Well worth your time to get, read, and mull over. Gordon's work is always appreciated and right on the money for sensitive and thinking Christians who believe the gospel of Jesus is more powerful than any ideology or religion.

Please note that this review is different from the rest. The purpose of this review is to warn buyers not to buy ISBN 1505723205 edition of this book by Create Space Independent Publishing Platform on December 23, 2014 and now listed as Out of Print or Limited Availability since it does not have the Glossary and Arabic Terms or the Index of Names and Subjects in its' 402 pages. If you don't value these 2 items that much and/or can get a better deal buying a used version of this book then by all means buy it but don't equate this version with the current one by Bruton Gate April 28, 2015 ISBN 099399721X with the Glossary and Index in its' 502 pages. I suspect that the text is the same in both versions but do not know it.I made the mistake of pre-ordering or buying early and got the Create Space version without the Glossary and Index and just today discovered the current version.To sum up: Book a good 4 or 5 stars a nice comprehensive approach.The reason for the 3 stars is simply to flag the older less inclusive version.Buyer beware and don't do what I did unless you know what you are getting and get a discount for getting less than the current version.

Excellent review of the subject. Namely the accusation by Muslims that the Bible has been corrupted. A very scholarly work and must read for anyone who is interested in understanding their Muslim neighbours.