Like the Hebrew and Christian Bible, the Quran claims to be a text revealed by God for humanity. Using suras as evidence, along with Garry Wills study of What the Quran Meant, discuss how Islam reflects its origins in a desert environment and relies upon embracing the prophets of Judaism and Christianity, but also rejects certain elements of those traditions to become a new, third monotheism. Finally, what is the evidence from the Quran for a nonviolent understanding of jihad?
