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Compare And Contrast Bible And Quran
The bible and the Quran tell similar stories in terms of contexts; however, the way they were told differs which leads to different moral understanding. First of all, the Bible and Quran talk about Adam and eve, nonetheless eve is portrayed as a deceiver in the bible whereas she is not blamed in the Quran. Also, the Bible and Quran both express different reasons for joseph being put in jail. In addition to that, the moral and religious message is portrayed differently.
Many people especially feminist woman debate saying that man and woman are equal. That was only true until Eve deceived Adam into eating the forbidden tree. Bible literally blames Eve for the fall and that she was the one who deceived Adam. God created woman by taking a rib from Adam, and knowing that Adam said “this at last is bone from my bone and flesh from my flesh! This is to be called for this was taken from man.” We can comprehend that Adam thought of her as his equal when he said “bone from my bone, flesh from my
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Their penalty was rest on their actions, for example, the serpent had the harsh curse, because he was the one who started all of evil act. Adam’s curse was minor comparing to Eve’s and the serpent’s curse because he was deceived by his wife. This can lead us into understanding that we are punished by how much we know and how big of a sin we committee. As regards to the Quran, the story is slightly different. The Quran does not blame Eve, it says that “the devil caused them to deflect therefrom and expelled them from the happy state.” This indicates that, they both made the mistake and received the same punishment which was they will be enemies of each other. The moral of this stories could have been that to take full responsibility for your actions. Likewise, it does not matter how big or small one’s sin is, all sins are the same in God’s

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