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Reasoning from the Scriptures with Muslims
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Anyone interested in sharing the gospel with Muslim friends or understanding the doctrines and historical basis of Islam will appreciate this addition to the popular "Reasoning from the Scriptures" series. Using an easy-to-follow question-and-answer format, Reasoning from the Scriptures with Muslims covers issues, including... "Muhammad and Jesus Christ"--what are their roles? "the Quran and the Bible"--what kind of inspiration and authority do they have? "Islam today"--what different groups exist, and how can Muslims be reached with the good news? Each chapter examines a Muslim belief and compares it with biblical Christianity. Readers will find this an invaluable tool for discussing and sharing the words and life of Jesus Christ with Muslim friends and acquaintances. |
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Pages 300
Dimensions: Length: 0.75" Width: 5.25" Height: 8"
Weight: 0.8 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Jul 1, 2002
Publisher Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 0736910107
EAN 9780736910101
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 | Not too bad, though room for much improvement Nov 26, 2006 |
I have read a number of books by Ron Rhodes, and only know too well the double standards and scriptural eisegesis he engages in, alongside the type of logic that would result in an F in any Logic 101 examination. I say this after having read his books on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and macro-evolution.
This book by Rhodes, instead of being deceptive and very weak, scrapes the barrel as being decent, though there is a heck of a lot of room for improvement, something I doubt will occur in his forthcoming "The 10 most important things you can say to a Muslim."
The good points of this book is that Rhodes answers the criticisms forwarded by Muslims against the divine Sonship of Jesus Christ, the accuracy of the passion accounts, and other elements Muslim apologists misinterpret/misrepresent in their literature against Christianity. Furthermore, he does blow holes into a number of claims Muslims make for the authenticity of the Koran, such as Muhammad's alleged illiteracy, and how the Koran misrepresents Orthodox Christianity, such as the Trinity per "Orthodox" Christianity (the differentiation between "person" and "being" is a Nicene construct), with the Koran confusing the Trinity with Modalism, no doubt influenced by the fact that Muhammad's first wife was an Ebionite Christian.
The more weaker arguments forwarded by Rhodes in this text is his incessant use of so-called Messianic prophecies being fulfilled in the New Testament, "proving" its divine inspiration. For instance, Micah 5:2 is *not* about Jesus. "Bethelehem-Ephrate" is not the suburb of Jerusalem but a tribe or a person (see 1 Chronicles 4:4). Moreover, Jesus did not free the people from the Assyrians, so how could he have fulfilled this "prophecy"? What Rhodes ignores is that the New Testament authors engaged in a Midrashic interpretation of Old Testament pericope, often resulting in texts being wrenched out of context to suit the New Testament authors' pre-conceived beliefs.
Much more could be said about this text, but this should be enough to show that there as many problems as there are positive points about this text. One using this text should approach it with some caution.
I welcome sincere feedback at Robert.S.Boylan@nuim.ie | | |  | Another piece of work from Rhodes Oct 12, 2005 |
| I really enjoyed this book. I have briefly studied this faith and since I had read the Reasoning with Mormons book I figured this one would be just as good. It was. It was extremely informative. One thing I love about Ron Rhodes "Reasoning" books is that they are not negative in any way. They are explanatory. This is what they believe and this is what the bible teaches. It is a non-bashing book. Anyone who wants to learn more about this faith or any other should pick up his Reasoning from the Scriptures books. | | | | Very enlightening book! Jan 6, 2004 |
| This book helped me in understanding Islam from both a historical and theological viewpoint. The author not only gives a thorough background of the subject but also answers questions that Evangelical Christians would be confronted with in their personal witness to Muslims. Although the book is written for a lay person, the author makes very sound, easy to understand intellectual arguments. Not only did I enjoy reading this book, but I plan to use it as a future resource. | | | | Good Answers Jun 27, 2003 |
| In this book, Ron Rhodes does an excellant job of outling the Muslim world view and the Muslim perspective on Christianity. He also poses questions that a Muslim apololgist might pose to a Christian and then proceeds to give historical, scriptural, and/or logical answers in support of Christianity. The questions leveled at Christianity by Muslim apologists are often the same questions posed by other Non-Christian critics and since this book answers these questions with sound research and logic, the usefulness of this book goes beyond the dialogue between Christians and Muslims with respect to Christian theology, historical validity, and interpretive integrity. | | | | very good for questions that will make even Christians think Nov 27, 2002 |
This book is a "godsend", if I can put it "punfully". It details a history of Mohammed and the influences of his culture at the time and his personal life I didn't know. More than that, the book is very fair in stating how much more the Muslims in general venerate their Koran, while relegating the Bible to a secondary category, as they consider the Bible to be error-prone. The author takes all this into consideration, even though the title would suggest that one is only going to use the Bible for "reasoning" with a Muslim. Ron Rhodes is a fine Biblical scholar, and is known for many other books and articles.
From there, the author delves into the differences between the Koran and the Bible. With each chapter, there are questions in a rectangular box to ask a Muslim to make him or her start questioning some of the "truths" in the Koran. This is extremely helpful, and I really like this feature of the book. Even though other books are helpful, a witnessing tool like this really lays the groundwork for real communication, instead of merely "arguing past a Muslim", with no penetration whatsoever. I did do a review of another book, "Islam Revealed", by Shorrosh, and while it is a really good book for a perspective from a Arab Christian's point of view, "Reasoning" is really a more helpful book for actual witnessing. Even if a person of the Muslim persuasion won't accept some of the arguments, the questions will make even a stubborn one stop and think.
I understand Dr. Shorrosh's point that he tried to make in his book "Islam Revealed", because he became frustrated when he heard a debate between an uninformed Christian and Muslim, where the Christian lost the argument, in Dr. Shorrosh's mind. That was the reason for his writing the book "Islam Revealed", and it relates the debate that he partook in with the same well-educated Muslim, a Dr. Deedat, who had trounced the former well-intentioned, but misinformed Christian. It is a very good book, and I'm sure that any Christian interesting in witnessing would want "Islam Revealed", as it is a very well-known book now, but it comes up short with actual questions for witnessing helps.
This book, "Reasoning", not only shores up this shortcoming, it roars past it. Buy this book, it is worth your while. | | | Write your own review about Reasoning from the Scriptures with Muslims
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