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Core Apologetics · Lesson 6 · 15 min

The Bible we have is reliable

Make the positive Christian case for biblical reliability — manuscript transmission, canon, internal coherence — not only as a response to taḥrīf.

Reading path

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  1. Read

    Why we trust the Bible

    Manuscripts (P52, Sinaiticus), early canon (Irenaeus, Muratorian), and internal coherence — the positive case.

  2. Topic hub

    The Bible and the Injīl

    The Bible and the Injīl — what Christians and Muslims each mean.

  3. Read

    Did Muhammad confirm the Bible available in his time?

    The Qurʼān's own appeal to the Torah and Gospel of Muhammad's day.

Practice

Try the conversation in a safe place before you have it for real.

Practice scenario

How do we know the Bible we have is the same as the original?

Practice the calm response with a thoughtful Muslim friend asking honestly.

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