The following transcript is from an Apologetics 315
interview with Jay Smith. Original audio
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BA: Hello, this is Brian Auten of Apologetics 315. Today, I interview Jay Smith. Jay is a Biblical scholar specializing in Islam. He spent much of his life in evangelistic ministry to Muslims in the U.K. He regularly engages in Islamic debates from the Chambers of the Oxford Union to his regular debates at Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park.
The purpose of this interview is to gain some insights from Jay about Christian interaction with Islam, find out more about what Muslims believe, and ask for his advice for Christians seeking to share with their Muslim friends.
Thanks for joining me today, Jay.
JS: Thank you, Brian. It's good to be with you.
BA: Now, you, like me, are an American but don't live in the U.S. So what brought you to the U.K.?
JS: That's correct. In fact, though I am an American, my accent gives me away. I was not born here nor in the States nor have I lived much in the States. I think, though, I'm 57 years old now, I think I've only lived ten years in America.
Muslims say that a prerogative of the Quran is abrogation, which involves the annulling of a former law by a new law. Sura 16:101 says, "When We substitute one revelation for another, and God knows best what He reveals (in stages), they say, 'Thou art but a forger': but most of them understand not."
Reasoning from the Scriptures with Muslims
by Ron Rhodes is a practical and informative introduction to Islam from a Christian perspective. Rhodes provides the reader with the history and growth of Islam, a biographical look at Muhammad, an overview and critique of the Quran, a comparison between Allah and the Biblical view of God, a look at the Bible and the life of Jesus, an exploration of the Muslim view of the afterlife, and tips for evangelizing among Muslims.
