Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
5th International Social Research and Behavioral Sciences Symposium (SADAB 2019), Tbilisi, Gürcistan, 11 - 12 Ekim 2019, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.131-136
Many of the narratives told in the Quran are the same ones you can find in the Bible, such as
the creation of the world, Adam, Cain, and Abel - the sons of Adam, Noah, the tower of Babel,
Abraham, Joseph, Moses, Saul, David and Solomon, and some other prophets. Often their
stories are similar in general but more often than not, their stories might be given in a quite
different way. While there are more stories in the Bible, the Quran gives details not touched upon
in the Bible. Having read these narratives from both holy books, one can find minor,
unimportant differences that are tolerable. But as for those opposite or totally different ones,
the reader is naturally perplexed about what to believe. At this point, the faith of the reader is at
work. Christian readers tend to take those in the Bible as the original ones whereas
Muslim readers believe that the revelations that came to the Jews and the Christians are
original God’s words but over time they have been distorted. Even if this is the case, these
stories find curious readers of different ages from both religions as well as from other belief
systems. This paper seeks to compare and contrast the issue of genesis in both holy books.