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Derek explains how Judaism and Christianity deeply influenced the foundations of Islam. Many figures — from Jesus and Mary to Moses — appear in the Quran, alongside stories drawn from early Jewish and Syriac traditions that never made it into the Bible. Watch our latest episode with @MythVisionPodcast here → https://youtu.be/c91GnuBmg0w #austinandmattpodcast #austinandmatt #podcastclips #podcast #Religion #Islam #Christianity #Judaism #History #Quran #BiblicalConnections
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Christianity and and Judaism are no doubt pivotal and primary in how we should understand Islamic origins even though Zoroastrianism but primarily Jewish and Christian sources. This is why Jesus is talked about so much in it. Mary, Moses, various figures from the Bible. He has a very strict monotheistic view. He wants to get rid of God having a son. There's all sorts of interesting stories that show up in the Quran that aren't in your Bible, but they are in known legends in Syriak. And they're known stories like the infancy gospel of Thomas which had Jesus as a