The Longing
Stuff that didn't quite make it into The Briefing
The Qur’an and the Bible
Samuel Green / January 2002
A Westerner reading the Qur'an may find many familiar names and events. Most of the prophets from the Bible are mentioned. There is clearly a strong relationship between the two books.
By the sixth century, Jews, Christians, the Bible and its related literature were well-established in the Middle East. Yemen had in recent years been a Jewish kingdom and Medina was home to several Jewish tribes. Christian tribes also lived in the region. Muhammad had diplomatic relations with Abyssinia (Ethiopia), a Christian country, and as a trader had





