God Arises
The Challenge of The Qur’an
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for mass publication, one realizes that facts are
presented in them in quite a different way.
Fundamental facts concerning the writing of the
books are passed over in silence, ambiguities which
may mislead the reader are maintained, facts are
minimalised to such an extent that a false idea of
reality is conveyed. A large number of prefaces or
introductions to the Bible misrepresent reality in
this way. In the case of books that were adapted
several times (like the Pentateuch), it is said that
certain details many have been added later on. A
discussion of an unimportant passage of a book is
introduced, but crucial facts warranting lengthy
expositions are passed over in silence. It is
distressing to see such inaccurate information on
the Bible maintained for mass publication (pp. 9,10).
Later, on p. 42, he says, ‘At a time when it was not
yet possible to ask scientific questions, and one
could only decide on improbabilities or
contradictions, a man of good sense, such as Saint
Augustine, considered that God could not teach
man things that did not correspond to reality. He
therefore put forward the principle that it was not
possible for an affirmation contrary to the truth to
