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Rediscovering Faith

How New Testament Criticism Led an Englishman to Islam

BY PAUL WILLIAMS

References

1
Gai Eaton, Islam and The Destiny of Man (The Islamic Texts Society, 1994), 2.
2
Julius Wellhausen, Prolegomena to the History of Israel (Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004); Hermann Gunkel, Genesis (Cornell University Library, 2009).
3
C.H. Dodd, The Parables of the Kingdom (Harper Collins, 1978) and The Apostolic Preaching and Its Developments (Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1936).
4
Rudolf Bultmann, History and Eschatology (Harper Torchbooks, 1962).
5
Geza Vermes, Jesus the Jew (SCM Press, 1994).
6
Bruce M. Metzger, The Text of the New Testament (Oxford University Press, 1995).
7
Bart D. Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus (Harperone, 2005).
8
Gai Eaton, Islam and The Destiny of Man, 45.
⬩About the Author⬩

Paul Williams studied philosophy and theology at the University of London. He is a convert from Christianity to Islam. Paul is the founder of the celebrated comparative religions platform Blogging Theology, which brings together some of the world’s most prominent theologians and scholars, of numerous religious backgrounds, in a unique and much-loved intellectual forum. He travels widely, delivering lectures on diverse theological questions across the world. He has been featured in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 editions of The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims.

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