Post 17: Quran vs. New Testament

The Quran and the New Testament both vary in differences, however they have some similarities. The Quran is the holy and religious book of the Islam religion, written in Arabic and is believed to be dictated by Muhammad but the revelation of God, in the eyes of the Islamic. The New Testament is the second part of the Christian religion's holy text, known as the Bible. It was originally written in Greek and was the recordings of Jesus' life and his followers along the way. The "god" of the Quran is considered to be Muhammad and the "god" of the New Testament (the Bible) is God.

The most important comparison between the Quran and the New Testament is the simple fact that they both consist of stories/parables of Jesus and his life and impact upon his followers and others during his time on Earth. In the Quran, Jesus is considered only a prophet, who performs miracles and is a healer of the those who cannot normally be healed by the human hands; "I [Jesus] also heal the blind and the leper" (Quran 3:49). Contrastingly, however, the New Testament describes Jesus as the son of God, who is born of a virgin, who is sent to the Earth to represent God, perform miracles, and be a leader of the Christian faith, where he is later sacrificed and crucified for the sinners of the Earth. In the Quran, Jesus is indeed born of a virgin, and is known to perform miracles and heal, but the Islamic religion refuses to acknowledge the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, and instead tells that they sacrifice a man who closely resembles the qualities of Jesus, but indeed was not Jesus.

Also, the Quran supports the idea of multiple marriages, or being married to more than one person at one time. Having 3 or 4 marriages is normal for the Islamic religion and even worse it is supported and respected; "Marry of the women, who seem good to you, two or three or four; and if ye fear that ye cannot do justice (to so many) then one (only) or (the captives) that your right hands possess." Quran (4:3). According to the New Testament, "...and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one flesh" (Mark 10:8) once you get married or commit to someone, you both become one person, and it continues to support the fact that one marriage should be your only marriage and that you should be committed and give yourself to ONE person and that person only, since you are indeed one.