Bart D. Ehrman and Javad Hashmi: Comparing the Historical Problems in the Qur’an and the Bible

In this video I interview Dr. Bart D. Ehrman and Dr. Javad Hashmi about the historical problems in the Qur’an and the Bible. We discuss a number of questions surrounding this topic like: can we use the gospels as sources for constructing the “historical Jesus“? Can we trust the narratives about the life of Muhammad? What historical information does the Qur’an give us about Muhammad? We discuss these as well as questions of violence in both scriptures. Bart D. Ehrman is the James A. Gray distinguished professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of many books on Jesus, the New Testament, textual criticism and more. Javad Hashmi is a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University and specializes in Islamic studies, with a focus on Qur’anic studies and the traditional Islamic disciplines. His research work focuses on the ethics of war and the sanctity of life in the Qur’an, and the doctrine of jihad in Islamic history. If you enjoyed this discussion and want to learn more about the upcoming course you can find it here: