5.35 Tony Costa, David Schrock, & Trent Hunter • Interview • “Lost Brothers or Mortal Enemies? A History of Islam’s Teaching on Christianity”

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This month, we’re talking about how Christians engage with Islam, a conversation Southern Seminary has taken seriously for a long time. As President Al Mohler has put it, you can’t prepare a minister for today’s world without reckoning with Islam. That conviction is why Southern now offers a PhD in Islamic Studies, and why it’s home to the Jenkins Center, a team devoted to helping pastors, missionaries, and everyday believers reach their Muslim neighbors with the gospel. To find resources and learn more about degrees, visit sbts.edu/islamicstudies. And be sure to listen to our interview with Dr Ayman Ibrahim, who is the head of the Jenkins Center.

Timestamps

• 00:41 – Intro
• 03:20 – Examining Muhammad’s Role and Christian Rejection
• 09:32 – Analyzing the Quran’s Gnostic Connections and Distorted Narratives
• 18:13 – Unpacking th Quran’s Variants and Historical Inaccuracies
• 26:33 – Understanding Abrogation and Muslim Migration to the West
• 31:17 – Navigating Ministry Challenges with Muslim Migrants
• 37:19 – Defining Terms and Learning about Islam for Gospel Outreach
• 44:36 – Responding to Islam’s Political Aims and Sharia Law
• 56:27 – Asking the Crucial Question: Do You Have Assurance?

Resources to Click

• “Islam and Christianity: A Brief History” – Tony Costa
• “Does the Bible Predict the Coming of Muhammad?” – Tony Costa
• “Jesus in Islam” – Tony Costa
• “Does the Qur’an Really Deny That Jesus was Crucified an Died on the Cross? Answer May Surprise You” – Tony Costa
• “Religious Diversity in France: Intergenerational Transmissions and Practices by Origins” – Lucas Drouhot
• “How Religious Groups’ Sizes Changed in Europe, 2010-2020” – Conrad Hackett, et al.
• Sefaria Library Search Results for “Gabriel”
• Theme of the Month: Unmasking Islam
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Books to Read

• Early Christian Creeds & Hymns – Tony Costa
• The Life of Muhammad – Muhammad Ibn Ishāq
• The History of Al-Tabari, Vol. 6: Muhammad at Mecca – W. Montgomery Watt & M.V. McDonald
• Textual Criticism and Qur’an Manuscripts – Keith E. Small
• Qur’ans: Books of Divine Encounter – Keith E. Small
• Corrections in Early Qur’an Manuscripts: Twenty Examples – Daniel Allen Brubaker
• Quran: The Final Testament: Authorized English Version
• The Sources of Islamic Law: The Islamic Theories of Abrogation – John Burton
• The Meaning of the Glorious Koran – Marmaduke Pickthall
• The Holy Quran: Translation by Abdullah Yusuf Ali – Abdullah Yusuf Ali
• Muhammad is Not the Father of Any of Your Men: The Meaning of the Last Prophet – David S. Powers
• Answering Islam: The Crescent in Light of the Cross – Norman L. Geisler and Abdul Saleeb
• The Integrity of the Bible according to the Qur’an and the Hadith – Ghiyathuddin Adelphi and Ernest Hahn
• The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam: From Jihad to Dhimmitude: Seventh – Twentieth Century – Bat Ye’or
• Bell’s Introduction to the Qur’an – W. Montgomery and Richard Bell
• The Crucifixion and the Qur’an: A Study in the History of Muslim Thought – Todd Lawson
• The End of the Journey: An Islamic Perspective on Death and the Afterlife – Abdullah Muhammad Khouj
• Jesus Remembered: Christianity in the Making – James D.G. Dunn
• The Qur’an: Arabic Text and English Translation – M.H. Shakir
• The Muslim Jesus: Sayings and Stories in Islamic Literature – Tarif Khalidi
• An Arabic English Lexicon – Edward William Lane