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Adam and Eve: Koran and Research Paper
Pages:2 (645 words)
Sources:10
Subject:World Studies
Topic:Koran
Document Type:Research Paper
Document:#43461424
We learn from Genesis that God was roaming in the garden and had to call out for Adam and Eve while they were hiding behind the trees. However in the Koran, God is instrinctively aware of what Adam and Eve had done and there is no calling out and looking around for them because God knows where they are.
We have always been told that God is aware of what we are going through. He is looking out for us. But how would He look out for us if He doesn't know where we are. Genesis thus sends a wrong message to the people while Koran doesn't make that mistake and shows God as the strong One that He truly is.
After the sin is committed, both Adam and Eve start hiding their naked bodies as they are reproached by God for what they have done. That is what happens in the Koran. In Genesis on the other hand, God has to first find them because they are hiding and then they are reproached.
Analysis of the story shows that Koran has a better and much superior version of the story as it shows great respect for God as well as Adam and Eve. In Genesis, it first puts all the blame on Adam and then portrays in a poor light as if He were human and needed to seek people out instead of instinctively knowing about them and their whereabouts.
References
Savasan Yurtsever, The Bible or The Koran, http://assets.booklocker.com/pdfs/157s.pdf
The Koran: Selected Suras (Dover Thrift Editions) by Arthur Jeffery (Paperback - Dec 21, 2000)
Ernest Valea. The human condition in world religion. http://www.comparativereligion.com/man.html
James Abdul Rahim Gaudet, Rabia Mills. Islam and Christianity
Similarities and Differences http://muslim-canada.org/islam_christianity.html
Reis, Pamela Tamarkin (2001). Genesis as Rashomon: The creation as told by God and man. Bible Review '17' (3).
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References
Savasan Yurtsever, The Bible or The Koran, http://assets.booklocker.com/pdfs/157s.pdf
The Koran: Selected Suras (Dover Thrift Editions) by Arthur Jeffery (Paperback - Dec 21, 2000)
Ernest Valea. The human condition in world religion. http://www.comparativereligion.com/man.html
James Abdul Rahim Gaudet, Rabia Mills. Islam and Christianity
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