You have simply provided components of your religious tradition rather Biblical evidence. Let us consider the Biblical evidence.

The verse that you referred to John 1:1, dt does not say that Jesus was God or that the Word is God, but that the Word was with God, and was God in the beginning. Let us try to discuss this issue without damaging the integrity of the evidence.

It is possible that a person’s words, before they are spoken, can be considered to be part of the person. My words not yet spoken are with me, and can be said to be me. However, once spoken, they represent me, but are separate from me. Let us see whether this explanation maintains the integrity of the evidence.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. (John 1:1–2)

The unspoken Word was with God in the beginning. This unspoken Word was God.

All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. (John 1:3)

The unspoken Word was spoken and creation was the result. The “Word of God” is the Word that belongs to God and came from God.

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. (John 1:4–5)

Once spoken, the Word became a separate entity with a life of His own.

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

The Word, separated from God, eventually became flesh. The idea of the Word having life in Himself, and the Word becoming flesh, is consistent with Jesus’ description of Himself.

For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. (John 5:26–27)

1. Qur’an 19:31-34 appears to be consistent with Jesus’ death and ressurection.

2. Qur’an 4:157-158 does not say that Jesus did not die on the cross, but that he was not killed by the Jews. Further, the idea that someone like Jesus was crucified is not found in the Qur’an – that is an Islamic religious tradition.

3. Qur’an 9:30 does not describe the concept of Son of God as described in the Bible. The Qur’an was opposed to the idea of God having sexual intercourse with Mary to produce a Son.

Therefore, no contradictions in the Qur’an or with the Bible. Have you read the detailed evidence in the book?

Regards,
Walter.

Muslims are taught a range of behaviours by their religious leaders. Many of these leaders teach Muslims to distrust Christians. They generally view Christians as how Christians generally view Jews. Let me explain.

Christians are taught (and the Bible supports this teaching) that God’s words were given to the Israelites by prophet Moses. However, after centuries of disobedience by the Israelites, God’s words were taught by the Messiah, Jesus, to the Jews. Jesus’ Jewish followers then taught them to many different nations, and soon, the number of Jewish belieers were a minority.

Christians generally view Jews who do not accept Jesus as the Messiah as misguided, and Jews generally view those who accept Jesus as the Messiah as similarly misguided.

Muslims generally view anyone who does not accept their prophet Mohammed as misguided. However, when this belief is coupled with the idea that they are currently engaged in a holy war, or jihad, then the misguided can be viewed as the enemy of Islam and a legitimate target of persecution.

The suras in the Qur’an referring to the Bible are generally understood as meaning that the Bible texts -and especially in the NT- were altered.
But it is my understanding that what is really meant is that the interpretations were distorted, not the actual text.

This must be the case, because there are many very old Biblical manuscripts on display in museums, written in the time the described events took place, or only a few decades later. And those ancient text are not different from the currently printed ones, although some versions vary slightly in their translations to other languages. But same is the case with the translations of Qur’an. And the texts of the latter book were written down considerable time after the events they describe, as is also the case with the Hadith.

I thought the Qur’an claims that Jesus is but a prophet, not the Son of God, while in the Bible there are examples that can be easily interpreted as meaning that He is indeed God in human appearance.

“Bible verses that show Jesus is Divine”:
http://carm.org/bible-verses-show-jesus-divine

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Regards,
Walter