Paul Meets Muhammad

I recently read Michael Licona's book Paul Meets Muhammad (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2006), which takes the form of a debate between those two men on the subject of Jesus' resurrection. I recommend reading it. Licona presents the Muslim side of the argument well. Gary Habermas, in his endorsement of the book, comments that "Mike's presentation of the Muslim view is actually stronger than I have heard presented by Muslim scholars". The book is primarily about the resurrection, but issues such as gospel authorship and alleged scientific evidence for the Koran are addressed to some extent as well. As with Licona's 2004 book with Habermas, some of the best information in this book is in the notes. The book doesn't address every conceivable argument. It's about 175 pages long, and a lot of the space is taken up by Muhammad's arguments and material about the background of the debate. It does present some of the best arguments for Jesus' resurrection, however, and it gives many examples of common Muslim arguments and how to respond to them.

Michael Licona was on D. James Kennedy's radio program today discussing the book. He'll be on Hank Hanegraaff's program this Thursday and Friday, though I think those programs will be about Licona's 2004 book with Gary Habermas (which is also good).