Are the scriptures corrupt?

While this video looks at Abrahamic scriptures and the problems of corruption and contradictions both internal and external (the “biblical dilemma”), it should be noted that Islamic law, which is by far the most successful iteration of biblical law, applies the same solution to the “Islamic dilemma” to other divine law traditions, as it maintains that a prophet (a teacher of divine law) was sent to every nation (Qur’an 10:47) like the Vedas (Qur’an 18:90, according to Pseudo-Callisthenes) and Avestas (Abu Dawud 20:115) and arguably Aristotle if “The Man of the Two Horns” is Alexander the Great (according to Pseudo-Jacob). The Hadith correspondingly refer to “the Magians of every nation” (Abu Dawud 42:97) like those who are supposed to have corrupted the teachings of Zarathustra by following Mani, a “false prophet” who preached dualism, and followers of Paul of Tarsus, who preached the trinity (Muslim 43:190), thereby ‘mixing truth with falsehood’ (Qur’an 2:42). The Qur’an (lit. recitation) is supposed to recite truths that were lost, ignored or covered up (whence the word kufr) and act as a “criterion” (furqan) that distinguishes between truth and falsehood and defends the honor and integrity of the Law and Prophets without discriminating between them (Qur’an 2:285). It thus presents a solution to the biblical dilemma, which helps to explain its success in the biblical world and beyond. For instance, unlike the papacy or the Sanhedrin, the Qur’an does not call to burn books, which confirm it (Qur’an 2:41), including its claim they are corrupt (e.g., Jeremiah 8:8). Rather, it calls people to read them (Qur'an 96:1 & 3:79) and acts as a key to explain them. Muslims, for instance, do not accept or reject any version of the Bible (Bukhari 65:12) to avoid accepting what is false or rejecting what is true; that is, Type I and II errors (Abu Dawud 26:4).

0:17 Hebrew Bible (Miqra)
3:03 New Testament
5:18 Qur’an (like Miqra)
7:03 Is the Bible corrupt?
8:02 The “Islamic Dilemma”
10:03 Conclusion