Comparative Religion Reading List

Al-Ajwibat al-Fākhirah li al-Qarāfī

Imām al-Qarāfī lived in Spain and interacted frequently with Christians giving Dawah and debating them. In this medium length work, he prefaces it by explaining the situation in Spain amongst the Christians and then provides answers to a list of questions Christians had been using to try and trap Muslims. Shows an in-depth knowledge of the Bible but requires some background knowledge from the reader.

Jesus: Man – Messenger – Messiah by Abu Zakariyya and IERA

A simple explanation of Christianity its history and its beliefs from an Islamic perspective clearly explaining why the Islamic position is correct using Islamic and Christian sources.

Misquoting scripture by Bart Ehrman

Written for the lay person, this book introduces modern textual criticism of the New Testament in a captivating manner whilst still giving a thorough outline of the manuscript issues with the New Testament and the different approaches to resolving it.

How Jesus Became God by Bart Ehrman

A historical inquiry into how Jesus, who preached monotheism, came to be regarded as God by people centuries later. Extremely helpful for learning the early history of Christianity.

Paul and Jesus by James Tabor

An exploration of the complex relationship between Paul’s theology and what Jesus taught as manifested in the New Testament as well as the tension between Paul and the other apostles.

Let’s Get Biblical by Tovia Singer

A handbook for answering Christian claims that the divine conception of Jesus is rooted in the Old Testament/Tanakh. As a devout orthodox Jew, the author puts much effort into revealing Christian distortions of the Old Testament.