Foreword
Introduction
OLD TESTAMENT
General Outlines
Origins of the Bible
The Books of the Old Testament
The Torah or Pentateuch
The Historical Books
The Prophetic Books
The Books of Poetry and Wisdom
The Old Testament and Science Findings
The Creation of the World
The Date of the World's Creation and the date of Man's Appearance on Earth
The Flood
Position Of Christian Authors With Regard To Scientific Error In The Biblical Texts
A Critical Examination
Conclusions
THE GOSPELS
Historical Reminder
Judeo-Christianity and Saint Paul
The Four Gospels
Sources and History
The Gospel according to Matthew
The Gospel according to Mark
The Gospel According to Luke
The Gospel according to John
Sources of the Gospels
History of the Texts
The Gospels and Modern Science
The General Genealogies of Jesus
The Genealogies of Jesus
The Book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham
Genealogy of Jesus, before David
Genealogy of Jesus, After David
Variation in the Manuscripts and in Relations to the Old Testament
a) Matthew's Gospel
b) Luke's Gospel
Critical Examinations of the Texts
1. The Period from Adam to Abraham
2. The Period from Abraham to David.
3. The Post-David Period.
Commentaries of Modern Experts in Exegesis
Contradictions and Improbabilities in the Descriptions
Descriptions of the Passion
John's Gospel does not describe the Institution of the Eucharist
Appearences of Jesus raised from the Dead
Ascension of Jesus
Jesus's Last Dialougue - The Paraclete of John's Gospel
THE QUR'AN AND MODERN SCIENCE
Authenticity of the Qur'an
How It Came to be Written
The Creation of the Heavens and the Earth
Differences from and resemblances to the Biblical Description
The Six Periods of the Creation
The Qur'an does not lay down a sequence for the creation of the Earth and Heavens
The basic process of the formation of the Universe and the resulting composition of the Worlds
Some modern Scientific data concerning the formation of the Universe
The Solar System
The Galaxies
Formation and Evolution of Galaxies, Stan and Planetary Systems
The Concept of the Plurality of the Worlds
Interstellar Material
Confrontation with the data in the Qur'an concerning the creation
Answer to Certain Objections
Astronomy in the Qur'an
A. General reflections concerning the Sky
B. Nature of Heavenly Bodies
The Sun and the Moon
The Stars
The Planets
The Lowest Heaven
C. Celestial Organization
The Existence of the Moon's and the Sun's Orbits
1. The Moon's Orbit
2. The Sun
Reference to the Movement of the Moon and the Sun in Space With Their Own Motion
The Sequence of Day and Night
D. Evolutions of the Heavens
The Expansion of the Universe
E. The conquest of Space
The Earth
A. Verses containing general statements
B. The Water cycle and the Seas
The Seas
C. The Earth's Relief
D. The Earth's Atmosphere
Altitude
Electricity in the Atmosphere
Shadows
The Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms
A. The Origins of Life
B. The Vegetable Kingdom
Balance in the Vegetable Kingdom
The Different Qualities of Various Foods
Reproduction in the Vegetable Kingdom
C. The Animal Kingdom
1. Reproduction in the Animal Kingdom
