The Bible, the Quran and Science

Maurice Bucaille

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In his objective study of the texts, Maurice Bucaille clears away many preconceived ideas about the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Qur’an. He tries, in this collection of writings, to separate what belongs to Revelation from what is the product of error or human interpretation. His study sheds new light on the Holy Scriptures. At the end of a gripping account, he places the Believer before a point of cardinal importance: the continuity of an expression that differs in the course of time. It leads us to meditate upon those factors which, in our day, should spiritually unite - rather than divide Jews, Christians and Muslims.

As a surgeon, Maurice Bucaille has often been in a situation where he was able to examine not only people’s bodies, but their souls. This is how he was struck by the existence of Muslim piety and by aspects of Islam which remain unknown to the vast majority of non-Muslims. In his search for explanations which are otherwise difficult to obtain, he learnt Arabic and studied the Qur’an, he was surprised to find statements on natural phenomena whose meaning can only be understood through modern scientific knowledge. He then turned to the question of the authenticity of the writing that constitute the Holy Scriptures of the monotheistic religions. Finally, in the case of the Bible, he proceeded to a confrontation between these writings and scientific data, the results of his research into the Judeo-Christian Revelation and the Qur’an are set out in this book.

Contents

Part 1: The Old Testament

The Old Testament

The Books of the Old Testament

The Old Testament and Science, Findings

Position of the Christian Authors with Regard to Scientific Error in the Biblical Texts, A Critical Examination

Part 2: The Gospels

The Gospels

Historical Reminder Judeo-Christianity and Saint Paul

The Four Gospels, Sources and History

The Gospels and Modern Science, The Genealogies of Jesus

Contradictions and Improbabilities in the Descriptions

Part 3: The Qur’an and Modern Science

The Qur’an and Modern Science

Authenticity of the Qur’an, How it Came to be Written

The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth

Astronomy in the Qur’an

The Earth

The Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms

Human Reproduction

Part 4: Qur’anic and Biblical Narrations

Qur’anic and Biblical Narrations

The Flood

The Exodus

The Qur’an, Hadiths, and Modern Science