And so the Bible took 1500 years and many men to write.
The point is that saying it took Mohammad decades to write the Quran just isn't a good argument. Just like how God's revelations to man took time, so to could a Muslim argue that it was the same with Mohammad.
No, it remains a good argument.
The Quran is still a fake book, a military handbook disguised as a religious book.
The correct comparison would be Moses vs Mohammed.
The real Bible is indeed a collection of writings spanning thousands of years,
and compiled by careful selection of books which passed the test of
authenticity and time.
For instance, Books by prophets successfully prophesied and predicted
stunning events, such as improbable victories and supernatural rescues.
The Law Books appear in a context with Moses performing miracles
and rescuing a people out of slavery which authenticated his claims of
acting for and speaking on behalf of God.
The writings, like David's prayerbooks, or the histories of Esther and Ezra
are public documents describing historical events, as are Kings and Chronicles.
But in all the collected books of the Bible spanning many centuries,
there is a common theme, and that is the serious question of SIN,
and God's problem with the sins of Man and of Israel and individual kings.
Where is that in the Quran?
Some similarities:
(1) Mohammed appears as a representative of God to the Arabs.
(2) Mohammed gives some rules for living and a way of life.
(3) Mohammed piggie-backs on previous dealings between God and Man.
(4) Mohammed authenticates Judaism and Christianity but claims to supercede them.
But here is where the similarity essentially ends.
(1)
Moses performs public miracles and convinces both the Israelites AND their enemies that God is real and sovereign.
Mohammed is simply a non-miraculous warlord who uses threats, fear,
and violence to convert people to Islam.
(2)
Moses gives a set of moral Laws forming a national criminal code.
Its core is public, objective, unchangeable and requires commitment
through a Covenant with God.
Mohammed offers no new criminal code.
Instead
he takes Jewish Law for granted but distorts its practice
so badly that it is mostly negated and or reversed in its practical impact.
Adultery becomes legal through Jihad, by killing husbands (
Murder).
Idolatry is tolerated at Mecca, but not tolerated anywhere else.
Theft is sanctioned through Jihad, but over-punished in Muslim society.
Safeguards against False Witness are sabotaged through systemic sexism.
Whereas the Law of Moses is designed to control excesses in servitude,
and end slavery, and the law is equally applied to everyone,
Mohammed creates an elite and privileged class, namely Muslim males.
All others have servant status or no status, are under a death penalty,
or are exploited to serve Muslims.
(3)
Moses Identifies with previous interactions by the Biblical God,
and maintains a continuity and consistency of behaviour.
Mohammed however, changes the nature and behaviour of God,
so that it is impossible to identify God with the Islamic "Allah".
The Islamic "Allah" is no longer concerned with sin as a universal problem,
but only commitment to joining the 'right side'.
All sinful behaviour is now regulated and channelled into 'Jihad'.
Its okay to murder, rape, steal non-believers, foreigners, non-conformists.
There is no obligation to be honest with unbelievers,
and heretics and infidels are not reasoned with, but simply murdered.
Turncoats, traitors, betrayers, liars, frauds, are rewarded as long as
they are switching sides to Islam.
The morality and ethics of the Islamic God, "Allah" have become tribal,
sectarian, sexist, near-sighted, and materialistic,
simply reflecting the concerns of greedy Arab leaders.
Heaven is no longer a place of real peace, holiness, and integrity,
but a playground for sexual perverts.
(4)
Moses uptdates, supersedes or expands previous Covenants,
but doesn't change the moral and legal obligations.
Mohammed no longer has any sense of Biblical 'Covenant'.
Islam is not a covenant with a particular people or with a group
committed to a moral standard or contract.
Islam is just a murderous criminal gang or outlaw army,
which seeks members and wealth, expansion of territory and earthly power.
There is no sense of service to humankind, or obligation to maintain peace
with outsiders.
There is no sense of obligation to enlighten unbelievers other
than threaten to kill them for non-conversion
and take their wives and property.
(5) Islam is not a true advance of religion in the way that Christianity is.
Whereas Christianity attempts to take the best of Judaic Religion,
and expand it become a universal application for all,
Islam is actually an ignorant and retroversion back to tribal standards
of morality and materialistic ethics of the most primitive and backward kind.
