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
flesh”. However that was ignored when they disobeyed God. Yahweh warned them not to eat from the tree of good and evil, at that point the serpent approached Eve and told her if they eat from the tree of good and evil, their eyes will be open and they will be like Gods. Eve saw the tree was good to eat and she took some of its fruit and ate it, and gave some to Adam. Subsequently, God recognized they disobeyed him, and he cursed them. He damned the woman saying “I will multiply your pain in childbearing, you shall give birth to your children in pain. Your yearning shall be for your husband, yet he will lord it over you.” This clarifies to why woman are in so much pain when they give birth and to why man rules over her. Numerous religious people believe that the man is the head of the house and that woman should obey her husband. I believe that this mentality is based on the Adam and Eve story. Women are capable of doing what man can do, nonetheless at the end of the day woman won’t be as equal to men.
Furthermore, the message the story was trying to convey was to respect and obey the creator and that there are penalties for one’s action.
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
eyes.
Moreover, the Quran and Bible articulate Joseph’s story a little differently. One of the main differences is the reason to why joseph was put in jail. Both religious books mention how handsome joseph was, the difference comes in when the wife desperately wants him. In the bible, it indicates that the wife asked Joseph for the evil act and he left his coat and ran away. The master’s wife uses his coat as an evidence to claim that he was trying to rape her. Then, after she spoke to her husband, Joseph was thrown into prison. The description is different from what we find in the Quran. In the Quran it tells us after the woman asked joseph for the evil act, they end up racing each other to the door and at that moment she tore his shirt from the back. The fact that his coat was torn from the behind sets him free and the wife was told to ask for forgiveness. Later on, it displays how Joseph end up in jail.
The master’s wife put a special gathering for the women in the city who were talking bad behind her back. She prepared a cushioned couch and gave them knife for use. She called for Joseph, the woman saw him and cut their hands. The master’s wife invitation to those woman was mainly to use their reaction as an excuse for her desire. Even though Joseph was innocent, he still went to jail for being too good-looking. I believe the Quran was trying to convey that God’s plot is unescapable. Even though it was proven that he was innocent, he still ended up in prison, because Allah had a plan for him, he was meant to be put in jail for his next destiny. I feel as the bible was trying to convey that, even if you are convicted for something you did not do, god knows that you are innocent. If you have full faith and hope in him, he will make you abut will fight you battles and