Reviews and Reports

Reviews of Books, Films, Audio, and Internet Publications:

• Wycliffe’s ‘Muslim-friendly’ (mis)translation projects:
  • Qisas Al-Anbiya ["Stories of the (Biblical) Prophets"]
  • Luke 1:26-35 in “The Life of Jesus” from “The Stories of the Prophets”
  • Selections from Galatians & Romans in “The Stories of the Apostles”
• Mazhar Mallouhi’s Al-ma'ana Al-SaHIH Li InjIl Al-masIH (“The True Meaning of the Gospel of Christ”) mistranslates many Biblical terms and passages as documented in a series of files compiled by Adam Simnowitz: Father, Son, Son of God, Son of Man, John 17:1-3, John 3:13-18, John 5:17-19
• Adam Simnowitz provides a second round of reviews on Mazhar Mallouhi’s latest publications in his project of issuing a “Muslim idiom translation” of the New Testament: The True Meaning of the Gospel of Christ (revised version, 2016/2017 المعنى الصحيح لانجيل المسيح ) and The Bold Proclamation of the Apostles of Christ (first ed., 2015/2016 (البيان الصريح حواريي المسيح ), by examining Mallouhi’s rendering of the terms: Son, Son of God, and Father
• Pilgrims of Christ on the Muslim Road: Exploring a New Path Between Two Faiths (by Paul-Gordon Chandler) reviewed by (1) Adam Simnowitz and (2) June Engdahl
• Journeys into the Heart and Heartland of Islam: Victims Speak Out by Marvin W. Heyboer
• Reviews of Miroslav Volf’s book Allah: A Christian Response:
  • Do We Worship the Same God? (by Mark Durie)
  • Chrislam for Human Flourishing? (by Peter Jones)
  • Miroslav Volf: Duped Christian, Shallow Theologian, Different Gods
• HUGOYE: Journal of Syriac Studies reviews Christoph Luxenberg's controversial and important book "Die syro-aramäische Lesart des Koran: Ein Beitrag zur Entschlüsselung der Koransprache" ["The Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran: a Contribution to Decyphering the Language of the Koran"].
• Juan Cole's "The Koran and Fighting Unbelievers"
• Gary Leupp's "Challenging Ignorance on Islam: A Ten-Point Primer for Americans"
• Errors and Omissions in the PBS Special "Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet"
• Imam Mohammad Jawad Chirri's "Inquiries about Islam"
• Further important Book reviews (The Debate Site)

Reports on Events:

• Is Islam a threat to the West? (Panel discussion at Cambridge University)