Bibliander believed a single Quranic passage could restore Christian-Muslim agreement

Evidence

These Qur’anic verses, these works of theology, if we continue seriously to examine them as friends of Islam, may sometimes give us actual light upon our own problems; more probably, may edify us; and most probably of all, may help us to find common ground where we can usefully agree with Muslims. It may even be possible to go back to one now long neglected train of mediaeval thought, the Qur’anic ‘corroboration’ of the Gospel, and see if it cannot be revived, not ‘controversially to impose false dilemmas upon Muslim opponents, but to illuminate a real if limited community of thought. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1743 (#expands, via linked claim)

Without setting out to illustrate Islamic themes of prophecy, the loving attention he devoted to the written word of his text compelled him lucidly to establish the Qur’anic claim to be the culmination of past revelations. ‘His Law, that is, the Qur’an, he affirms to be nothing but a completing of those (Old and New) Testaments .. .’ — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 144 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Medieval Christians read Quranic verses as proving scripture’s incorruptibility; Qur’anic corroboration of the Gospel can be revived as a genuine bridge idea — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1743; Christians cherry-picked Qur’anic verses that praised Christ while omitting criticisms — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 942 (+6 more)

Related

• Medieval Qur’anic corroboration of the Gospel could be revived as shared ground (similarity 0.89)
• The Qur’an claims to be a culminating continuation of prior revelations (similarity 0.88)
• Medieval Christians read Quranic verses as proving scripture’s incorruptibility (similarity 0.88)
• Qur’anic corroboration of the Gospel can be revived as a genuine bridge idea (similarity 0.87)
• Christians cited the Qur’an’s own praise of the Bible as proof of Scripture’s truth. (similarity 0.87)
• Close textual reading forced a theologian to grasp the Qur’an’s continuity claim (similarity 0.85)
• Medieval Christians viewed Qur’anic truths solely as borrowings from Scripture (similarity 0.84)
• Medieval Christians valued Qur’anic Christ references over Islamic monotheism (similarity 0.81)
• Some medieval Christians grasped the Qur’anic Christ accurately (similarity 0.80)
• Christians cherry-picked Qur’anic verses that praised Christ while omitting criticisms (similarity 0.80)
• Medieval Christian readers judged the Qur’an by its Christology (similarity 0.79)
• Medieval Christians saw the Qur’an’s unlikeness to Scripture as its real disproof. (similarity 0.79)
• Medieval Christian polemic interpreted Qur’anic texts as nastily as possible (similarity 0.79)
• Medieval Christians read the Qur’an as inadvertent testimony to Christian truth (similarity 0.78)
• Medieval Christian readers distinguished Qur’anic text from Islamic commentary on the crucifixion (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Qur’anic corroboration of the Gospel can be revived as a genuine bridge idea #expands (0.85) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1743
• Medieval Qur’anic corroboration of the Gospel could be revived as shared ground #corroborates (0.82)
• Close textual reading forced a theologian to grasp the Qur’an’s continuity claim #expands (0.80) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 144
• Some medieval Christians grasped the Qur’anic Christ accurately #corroborates (0.78)
• Christians cherry-picked Qur’anic verses that praised Christ while omitting criticisms #contradicts (0.75) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 942
• Christians cited the Qur’an’s own praise of the Bible as proof of Scripture’s truth. #corroborates (0.75) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 288
• The Qur’an claims to be a culminating continuation of prior revelations #exemplifies (0.72) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 144
• Medieval Christians viewed Qur’anic truths solely as borrowings from Scripture #contradicts (0.70) — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 910