The Objection
Islamic doctrine holds that the original Torah and Gospel were divine revelations, but they have been corrupted (tahrif) over time through textual changes and misinterpretation. The Quran is presented as the final, uncorrupted revelation that corrects these errors.
Key Claims
Original scriptures were from God
Texts have been altered over time
Quran corrects biblical errors
Manuscript variations prove corruption
Quranic interpretation
Christian Response
How apologists address this objection
The manuscript evidence overwhelmingly supports the textual integrity of the Bible. Variations are minor and don't affect any major doctrine.
Over 5,800 Greek NT manuscripts show remarkable consistency—99.5% textual agreement
Dead Sea Scrolls (150 BC) confirm OT texts match later manuscripts with high accuracy
The Quran itself affirms the Torah and Gospel as God's word (Surah 5:46-47, 10:94)
Early Quranic commentators understood 'corruption' as misinterpretation, not textual alteration
No historical evidence of a 'different' Bible that was later changed
Daniel B. Wallace, Revisiting the Corruption of the New Testament