The Virgins and the Grapes: the Christian Origins of the Koran
24th January 2009
A German scholar of ancient languages takes a new look at the sacred book of Islam. He maintains that it was created by Syro-Aramaic speaking Christians, in order to evangelize the Arabs. And he translates it in a new way.
Like Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories, I find fascinating the stories about how various sacred books aren’t what they seem.
On the other hand, bear in mind that St John Damascene, who worked as a bureaucrat for the Caliph in the 8th century, discussed Islam as if it were a Christian heresy; and presumably he knew more about it than we do.