Thank you kindly for your reply.
I am not sure what you have in mind by your question. If you mean historically speaking, you will get a different answer than asking generally.
I would begin by revising your list a bit.
The Bible from a Christian perspective includes the Torah/Pentateuch/Tanakh as the Old Testament (accepted by the Jews), and the New Testament (which combined with the OT is accepted by Christians as the full Bible. The most common doctrine is that the books of the Bible were written by humans under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
The Koran is a different matter. It was written by Mohammed about 700 AD. While some people use Bibles are talismans, there is nothing in Jewish or Christian doctrine which ascribes power to the book iteslf. That is not true with respect to the Koran. My understanding is that the Koran is believed to possess its own spirituality and therefore one must handle is in special ways so as not to desecrate it.
Gee, I took pains to be as clear as I could. That does not mean I did a good job though, obviously.
I do know what the Christian Bible is and what it contains as well as The Torah and Koran. I've done extensive reading on these subjects for years. I know the histories, when and where they were written, etc., etc.
The Muslims walked out of the desert some 2,000 to 3,000 years after the very first Hebrew yet ironically, Judaism is one of the world's smallest religions while the religion of Islam is the largest in the world. I eat this stuff right up. It fascinates me while it educates me.
I asked why did it take some 23 years for the Koran to be written. That's a pretty clear question. A trillion answers and theories. One thing I read repeatedly in many, many scholarly type books is that many experts are absolutely convinced that Jewish scribes were paid to write the Koran because back then 99.9% of the Muslims were illiterate and they list their proof point after point. Really tasty reading if you're into that kind of thing. The things you learn.
Anyway, thank you for that one answer. It helps. All my questions still remain. I'd LOVE nothing better than to know the answers. Maybe they're the type of questions that cannot be answered. I sure hope not.
Now this I did not come across and
directly address one of my questions.
The most common doctrine is that the books of the Bible were written by humans under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Could you elaborate? Translate what exactly does "written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit mean"? We have no witnesses to any of the writings of any of these 3 holy books. Just folklore handed down from generation to generation. And tons of artifacts dug up during excavations and things like the Dead Sea Scrolls to authenticate/validate much of the writings, beliefs, practices and so on.
I better stop. This kind of thing could go on for years. Sorry people if I put you to sleep.
I think it would be a very good idea for me to stay out of both this thread and the politics one if there is a politics one. Spare you nice people from all my font.
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